Internal structure of cuscuton Bloch brane

This work deals with thick branes in bulk with a single extra dimension modeled by a two-field configuration. We first consider the inclusion of the cuscuton to also control the dynamics of one of the fields and investigate how it contributes to change the internal structure of the configuration in two distinct situations, with the standard and the asymmetric Bloch brane. The results show that the branes get a rich internal structure, with the geometry presenting a novel behavior which is also governed by the parameter that controls the strength of the cuscuton term. We also study the case where the dynamics of one of the two fields is only described by the cuscuton. All the models support analytical solutions which are stable against fluctuations in the metric, and the main results unveil significant modifications in the warp factor and energy density of the branes.

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This study investigates thick branes in a single extra dimension modeled by a two-field configuration, including the cuscuton to control one of the fields' dynamics. Results show rich internal structure in branes, with novel geometry behavior governed by the parameter controlling the strength of the cuscuton term. The study also reveals significant modifications in the warp factor and energy density of the branes.