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We study brane worlds in an anisotropic higher-dimensional spacetime within the context of f(R) gravity. Firstly, we demonstrate that this spacetime with a concrete metric ansatz is stable against linear tensor perturbations under certain conditions. Moreover, the Kaluza-Klein modes of the graviton are analyzed. Secondly, we investigate thick brane solutions in six dimensions and their properties. We further exhibit two sets of solutions for thick branes. At last, the effective potential of the Kaluza-Klein modes of the graviton is discussed for the two solved f(R) models in higher dimensions.
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Cui, ZQ., Lin, ZC., Wan, JJ. et al. Tensor perturbations and thick branes in higher-dimensional f(R) gravity. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 130 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2020)130
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