Updated limits on extra dimensions through torsion and LHC data

Oscar Castillo-Felisola, Cristobal Corral, Iván Schmidt, Alfonso R. Zerwekh

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Abstract

It is well known that the inclusion of torsion in the gravitational formalism, leads to four-fermion interactions. Although the coupling constant of this interaction is strongly suppressed in four dimensions, its value is enhanced in models with n extra dimensions. In this context, we reinterpret the recent limits established by LHC experiments to four-fermion contact interactions, to set bounds on the size of the extra dimensions. For n = 2, the limits are comparable to those in the literature, while for n ≥ 3, the volume of the extra dimensions is strongly constrained.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1450081
JournalModern Physics Letters A
Volume29
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Extra dimensions
  • LHC
  • modified gravity
  • torsion

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