Zooming in on fermions and quantum gravity

We zoom in on the microscopic dynamics for fermions and quantum gravity within the asymptotic-safety paradigm. A key finding of our study is the unavoidable presence of a nonminimal derivative coupling between the curvature and fermion fields in the ultraviolet. Its backreaction on the properties of...

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Hauptverfasser: Eichhorn, Astrid (VerfasserIn) , Lippoldt, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Schiffer, Marc (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 20 Dec 2018
In: Arxiv

Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.08782
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Verfasserangaben:Astrid Eichhorn, Stefan Lippoldt, and Marc Schiffer
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Zusammenfassung:We zoom in on the microscopic dynamics for fermions and quantum gravity within the asymptotic-safety paradigm. A key finding of our study is the unavoidable presence of a nonminimal derivative coupling between the curvature and fermion fields in the ultraviolet. Its backreaction on the properties of the Reuter fixed point remains small for finite fermion numbers within a bounded range. This constitutes a nontrivial test of the asymptotic-safety scenario for gravity and fermionic matter, additionally supplemented by our studies of the momentum-dependent vertex flow which indicate the subleading nature of higher-derivative couplings. Moreover our study provides further indications that the critical surface of the Reuter fixed point has a low dimensionality even in the presence of matter.
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