Fermion zero modes on brane worlds

We study localization of bulk fermions on a brane with inclusion of Yang-Mills and scalar backgrounds in higher dimensions and give the conditions under which localized chiral fermions can be obtained.

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Latex, 5 pages. A factor "2" mistake that propagated through a number of equations is corrected. Conclusions unchanged Report-no: UNIL-IPT-00-17, IC/2000/134 Journal-ref: Phys.Lett. B492 (2000) 361-364

membrane model
gravitation: background field
gauge field theory: background field
fermion: chiral
field theory: scalar
coupling: Yukawa
fermion: zero mode

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