General perturbations in D+1 standard and brane cosmology revisited

Abstract

In this work, we generalize the theory of perturbations in a ($D+1$)-dimensional space–time with cosmological constant, studying scalar, vector and tensor perturbations, as well as its structure in Newtonian and Synchronous gauge. We also show the theory of perturbations in the context of brane cosmology, where branes are embedded in a set of D-spatial dimensions, a temporal dimension, and an additional spatial dimension. In both standard and brane cosmology, an unperturbed space–time is provided with a Friedmann–Lemaitre–Robertson–Walker metric and arbitrary sectional curvature, the matter content has the shape of a perfect fluid. In addition, we consider the arbitrary sectional curvature, obtaining the respective equations in the Newtonian and Synchronous gauge. We highlight that the results presented in this paper can be used to treat brane cosmology with two concentric branes or tackle the ${\sigma }_8$ tension with a braneworld approach. Finally, as an example of the utility of all the technology presented in this paper, we show an application to the energy flux and the repercussions in the framework of the braneworlds.