Nonminimal hints for asymptotic safety

In the asymptotic-safety scenario for gravity, nonzero interactions are present in the ultraviolet. This property should also percolate into the matter sector. Symmetry-based arguments suggest that nonminimal derivative interactions of scalars with curvature tensors should therefore be present in th...

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Hauptverfasser: Eichhorn, Astrid (VerfasserIn) , Lippoldt, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Skrinjar, Vedran (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 8 January 2018
In: Physical review
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 97, Heft: 2
ISSN:2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.026002
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.026002
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.026002
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Verfasserangaben:Astrid Eichhorn, Stefan Lippoldt, and Vedran Skrinjar
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Zusammenfassung:In the asymptotic-safety scenario for gravity, nonzero interactions are present in the ultraviolet. This property should also percolate into the matter sector. Symmetry-based arguments suggest that nonminimal derivative interactions of scalars with curvature tensors should therefore be present in the ultraviolet regime. We perform a nonminimal test of the viability of the asymptotic-safety scenario by working in a truncation of the renormalization group flow, where we discover the existence of an interacting fixed point for a corresponding nonminimal coupling. The back-coupling of such nonminimal interactions could in turn destroy the asymptotically safe fixed point in the gravity sector. As a key finding, we observe nontrivial indications of stability of the fixed-point properties under the impact of nonminimal derivative interactions, further strengthening the case for asymptotic safety in gravity-matter systems.
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ISSN:2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.026002