Asymptotically free scalar curvature-ghost coupling in quantum Einstein gravity

We consider the asymptotic-safety scenario for quantum gravity which constructs a nonperturbatively renormalizable quantum gravity theory with the help of the functional renormalization group (RG). We verify the existence of a non-Gaussian fixed point and include a running curvature-ghost coupling a...

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Hauptverfasser: Eichhorn, Astrid (VerfasserIn) , Gies, Holger (VerfasserIn) , Scherer, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 5 November 2009
In: Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology
Year: 2009, Jahrgang: 80, Heft: 10
ISSN:1550-2368
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.80.104003
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.104003
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.104003
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Verfasserangaben:Astrid Eichhorn, Holger Gies, and Michael M. Scherer
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Zusammenfassung:We consider the asymptotic-safety scenario for quantum gravity which constructs a nonperturbatively renormalizable quantum gravity theory with the help of the functional renormalization group (RG). We verify the existence of a non-Gaussian fixed point and include a running curvature-ghost coupling as a first step towards the flow of the ghost sector of the theory. We find that the scalar curvature-ghost coupling is asymptotically free and RG relevant in the ultraviolet. Most importantly, the property of asymptotic safety discovered so far within the Einstein-Hilbert truncation and beyond remains stable under the inclusion of the ghost flow.
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ISSN:1550-2368
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.80.104003