Trace anomaly, Perelman's functionals and the cosmological constant

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AC0E45MaRDI QIDQ5162932zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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Publication date 8 November 2021

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.16150

zbMATH Keywords

cosmological constantPerelman's functionalsRicci flowtrace anomaly

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vector fields, frame fields in differential topology (57R25) Anomalies in quantum field theory (81T50) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

Abstract: The trace anomaly and the cosmological constant problem are two typical breakdowns when applying the quantum principle to a general covariant or gravitational system. A quantum theory of spacetime reference frame is proposed and reviewed. We study the theory by functional method, and show that the trace anomaly of the theory is closely related to some of the Perelman's functionals. The functionals may provide us possible links between the trace anomaly and the cosmological constant. We find that to cancel the trace anomaly at the lab's scale up to very high energy, a cosmological constant is required which is consistent with observations. In the framework, an effective theory of gravity and possible observational effect are also discussed.

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