Layer World: Living on a layer in 5D SU(3)

TL;DR

This paper introduces a non-isotropic 5D SU(3) gauge theory approach, demonstrating that interaction anisotropy confines bound states to 4D layers while allowing quarks to freely propagate into the fifth dimension.

Contribution

It presents a non-perturbative analysis showing how anisotropy confines bound states to four dimensions but permits quark propagation into the fifth dimension.

Findings

Bound states are confined to 4D layers due to anisotropy.

Quarks can propagate freely into the fifth dimension.

The approach offers a new perspective on higher-dimensional gauge theories.

Abstract

We suggest another approach to five-dimensional non-isotropic gauge theory. Using non-perturbative technique we show that already modest interaction anisotropy confines heavy bound states to four-dimensional layers, while free quarks propagate with almost no penalty into the fifth dimension.