Abstract:
We construct the second variation Lagrangian for the Randall–Sundrum model with two branes, study its gauge invariance, and introduce and decouple the corresponding equations of motion. For the physical degrees of freedom in this model, we find the effective four-dimensional Lagrangians describing the massless graviton, massive gravitons, and the massless scalar radion. We show that the masses of these fields and their matter coupling constants are different on the different branes.