Quantum-gravity-induced matter self-interactions in the asymptotic-safety scenario
We investigate the high-energy properties of matter theories coupled to quantum gravity. Specifically, we show that quantum gravity fluctuations generically induce matter self-interactions in a scalar theory. Our calculations apply within asymptotically safe quantum gravity, where our results indica...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Arxiv
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| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.0965
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| Author Notes: | Astrid Eichhorn |
| Summary: | We investigate the high-energy properties of matter theories coupled to quantum gravity. Specifically, we show that quantum gravity fluctuations generically induce matter self-interactions in a scalar theory. Our calculations apply within asymptotically safe quantum gravity, where our results indicate that the UV is dominated by an interacting fixed point, with non-vanishing gravitational as well as matter couplings. In particular, momentum-dependent scalar self-interactions are non-zero and induce a non-vanishing momentum-independent scalar potential. Furthermore we point out that terms of this type can have observable consequences in the context of scalar-field driven inflation, where they can induce potentially observable non-Gaussianities in the CMB. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |