Dilaton quantum gravity

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DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2013.10.015zbMATH Open1331.81216arXiv1304.7743OpenAlexW2043898304WikidataQ56936964 ScholiaQ56936964MaRDI QIDQ5963933FDOQ5963933

Andreas Rodigast, Jan M. Pawlowski, Christof Wetterich, T. Henz

Publication date: 26 February 2016

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a simple fixed point scenario in the renormalization flow of a scalar dilaton coupled to gravity. This would render gravity non-perturbatively renormalizable and thus constitute a viable theory of quantum gravity. On the fixed point dilatation symmetry is exact and the quantum effective action takes a very simple form. Realistic gravity with a nonzero Planck mass is obtained through a nonzero expectation value for the scalar field, constituting a spontaneous scale symmetry breaking. Furthermore, relevant couplings for the flow away from the fixed point can be associated with a 'dilatation anomaly' that is responsible for dynamical dark energy. For the proposed fixed point and flow away from it the cosmological 'constant' vanishes for asymptotic time.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.7743





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