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S-21 - Randall, Sundrum 1999 — infinite warped extra dimension (RS2)

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type
source
id
S-21
source_type
journal-article
url
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4690
venue
Physical Review Letters (83, 4690-4693)
publication_date
1999
citation_count
8086
citation_count_asof
2026-07-21
field
theoretical high-energy physics (warped extra dimensions)
authors
  • L. Randall
  • R. Sundrum
found_via
direct query (companion RS paper)
motivatedness
none flagged
trust_score
0.9
trust_reason
rigorous analytic brane/GR calculation, mathematically verified and reproduced; foundational PRL with 8086 citations — high confidence the derivation survives scrutiny (its physical realization is a usefulness/hypothesis matter, not trust)
usefulness
1.5
usefulness_reason
only completes the RS model family underlying the TeV-gravity premise; no direct bearing on whether an LHC black hole is dangerous
method_read
analytic 5D warped-metric calculation localizing gravity on a single brane; correct and independently reproduced
standing
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4690 (1999); 8086 citations as of 2026-07-21; landmark, extensively scrutinized
angle
extra-dim-model
combined_score
0.225
curated
false
curation_reason
not curated: positive combined but outside the rank-25 cut.
data_basis
—

Companion paper (arXiv:hep-th/9906064) showing gravity can be effectively localized near a single brane even with an infinite warped extra dimension, replacing compactification with warping. Completes the RS model family that, alongside ADD, is cited as the theoretical basis for TeV-scale quantum gravity in collider black-hole papers. relevance_note: completes the RS warped-extra-dimension model family underlying TeV-gravity black-hole scenarios.

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