f (R ,Rμν 2) at one loop
Abstract
We compute the one-loop divergences in a theory of gravity with a Lagrangian of the general form f (R ,Rμ νRμ ν), on an Einstein background. We also establish that the one-loop effective action is invariant under a duality that consists of changing certain parameters in the relation between the metric and the quantum fluctuation field. Finally, we discuss the unimodular version of such a theory and establish its equivalence at one-loop order with the general case.
- Publication:
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Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- May 2018
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1804.01608
- Bibcode:
- 2018PhRvD..97j4039O
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- 14 pages, v2:minor corrections, refs. added/modified