The Renormalization Group flow of unimodular f(R) gravity
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Author(s)
Eichhorn, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Unimodular gravity is classically equivalent to General Relativity. This equivalence extends to actions which are functions of the curvature scalar. At the quantum level, the dynamics could differ. Most importantly, the cosmological constant is not a coupling in the unimodular action, providing a new vantage point from which to address the cosmological constant fine-tuning problem. Here, a quantum theory based on the asymptotic safety scenario is studied, and evidence for an interacting fixed point in unimodular f (R) gravity is found. We study the fixed point and its properties, and also discuss the compatibility of unimodular asymptotic safety with dynamical matter, finding evidence for its compatibility with the matter degrees of freedom of the Standard Model.
Date Issued
2015-04-20
Date Acceptance
2015-03-24
Citation
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015, 2015 (96)
ISSN
1126-6708
Publisher
Springer
Journal / Book Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2015
Issue
96
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Models of Quantum Gravity
Renormalization Group
EFFECTIVE-FIELD THEORY
QUANTUM-GRAVITY
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT
ASYMPTOTIC SAFETY
ULTRAVIOLET PROPERTIES
EVOLUTION EQUATION
FIXED-POINTS
ONE-LOOP
RELATIVITY
SYMMETRY
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 096