I give a pedagogical introduction to the concepts and the tools that are necessary to study particle physics models in higher dimensions. I then give a more detailed presentation of warped compactifications and discuss their possible relevance to the hierarchy problem.
Title
Cargese lectures on extra-dimensions
Published in
Particle Physics and Cosmology: The Interface
Series
Nato Science Series, Series Ii: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 188
Pages
461-517
Conference
Conference of the NATO-Advanced-Study-Institute on Particle Physics and Cosmology - The Interface, Cargese, FRANCE, AUG 04-16, 2003
Date
2005
Publisher
Springer
Record creation date
2010-09-24