Regulator and gauge dependence of the Abelian gauge coupling in asymptotically safe quantum gravity
Both General Relativity and the Standard Model of particle physics are not UV complete. General Relativity is perturbatively nonrenormalizable, while the Standard Model features Landau poles, where couplings are predicted to diverge at finite energies, e.g., in the Abelian gauge sector. Asymptotical...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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7 November 2025
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Physical review
Year: 2025, Volume: 112, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-16 |
| ISSN: | 2470-0029 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/gxm2-trn6 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/gxm2-trn6 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gxm2-trn6 
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| Author Notes: | Maksym Riabokon, Marc Schiffer, and Fabian Wagner |
| Summary: | Both General Relativity and the Standard Model of particle physics are not UV complete. General Relativity is perturbatively nonrenormalizable, while the Standard Model features Landau poles, where couplings are predicted to diverge at finite energies, e.g., in the Abelian gauge sector. Asymptotically safe quantum gravity may resolve both of these issues at the same time. In this paper, we assess the systematic uncertainties associated with this scenario, in particular with the gravitationally induced UV-completion of the Abelian gauge sector. Specifically, we study the dependence of this qualitative feature, namely the existence of a UV-complete gauge sector, on unphysical choices like the gauge, and the regulator function. Intriguingly, in some scenarios, we find simultaneous points of minimal sensitivity relative to both the regulator and gauge parameters, which allow for a UV completion. This provides further indications that the simultaneous UV-completion of quantum gravity and matter via an asymptotically safe fixed point is a robust physical feature, and that physical quantities, like scaling exponents, can become independent of unphysical choices. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 03.03.2026 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2470-0029 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/gxm2-trn6 |