Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement · 2002 · 293 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsCosmologyMathematical PhysicsRelativityCosmological ParametersCosmological Perturbation TheoryEinstein Field EquationsPhysical CosmologyTheoretical CosmologyBrane CosmologyBraneworld CosmologyFriedmann - Lemaître - Robertson - Walker CosmologyFriedmann - Lemaître - Robertson - Walker MetricsFriedmann-lemaître-robertson-walker CosmologyFriedmann-lemaître-robertson-walker GeometryFriedmann-lemaître-robertson-walker MetricFriedmann-lemaître-robertson-walker Models
These notes give an introductory review on brane cosmology. This subject deals with the cosmological behaviour of a brane-universe, i.e. a three-dimensional space, where ordinary matter is confined, embedded in a higher dimensional spacetime. In the tractable case of a five-dimensional bulk spacetime, the brane (modified) Friedmann equation is discussed in detail, and various other aspects are presented, such as cosmological perturbations, bulk scalar fields and systems with several branes.