An anomaly associated with 4-dimensional quantum gravity
This article studies invariants of the Paneitz operator, a conformally invariant fourth order linear differential operator defined on any four-dimensional conformal manifold. This operator is a natural analogue of the Laplacian in two dimensions, its symbol being the square of the Laplacian. Though the operator is conformally invariant, its functional determinant depends on a choice of metric in the conformal class. (This determinant arises as an anomaly associated to a possible action for quantum gravity.) One can deform a particular metric in its conformal class and ask how the determinant changes. The author of the present article answers the question. In particular, he computes the first variation, a local conformal invariant. The method of proof is interesting, using a kind of `dimensional regularisation'. There are results of \textit{P. Gilkey} [Duke Math. J. 47, 511-528 (1980; Zbl 0448.58026)] giving integrated asymptotic expansions of the corresponding heat operator. By a method of the author and \textit{B. Ørsted} [Compos. Math. 60, 261-293 (1986; Zbl 0608.58039)], one can deduce the local asymptotics from their integrated counterparts but only for dimension \(m\neq 4\). However, one can show that the dependence on dimension must be rational in \(m\) and hence obtain the four-dimensional results by meromorphic continuation.
- A conformally invariant Maxwell gauge.
- A quartic conformally covariant differential operator for arbitrary pseudo-Riemannian manifolds (Summary)
- Competing symmetries, the logarithmic HLS inequality and Onofri's inequality on \(S^ n\)
- Conformal deformation of a Riemannian metric to constant scalar curvature
- Conformal geometry and global invariants
- Differential operators cononically associated to a conformal structure.
- Estimates and extremals for zeta function determinants on four-manifolds
- Explicit Functional Determinants in Four Dimensions
- Group representations arising from Lorentz conformal geometry
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 671685 (Why is no real title available?)
- Invariants of conformal Laplacians
- Local invariants of spectral asymmetry
- Sharp Inequalities, the Functional Determinant, and the Complementary Series
- Sharp Sobolev inequalities on the sphere and the Moser-Trudinger inequality
- The Fröhlicher spectral sequence on a twistor space
- The spectral geometry of the higher order Laplacian
- Spontaneous symmetry breaking and geometry from the spectral viewpoint
- Sharp inequalities and geometric manifolds
- The logarithmic Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality and extremals of zeta functions on S^ n
- On partition function and Weyl anomaly of conformal higher-spin fields
- UNFOLDED FORM OF CONFORMAL EQUATIONS IN M DIMENSIONS AND 𝔬(M + 2)-MODULES
- Non-uniqueness results for critical metrics of regularized determinants in four dimensions
- Geometry of bounded critical phenomena
- Conformally variational Riemannian invariants
- The higher derivative fermionic operator and trace anomaly
- Multiplicative anomaly matches Casimir energy for GJMS operators on spheres
- The Obata-Vétois argument and its applications
- Conformally invariant random fields, Liouville quantum gravity measures, and random Paneitz operators on Riemannian manifolds of even dimension
- Heat coefficients, the multiplicative anomaly, and four dimensional Casimir energy for conformally covariant powers of the Laplacian
This page was built for publication: An anomaly associated with 4-dimensional quantum gravity
Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1924022)
