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Gravitational corrections to two-loop beta function in quantum electrodynamics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-12-15 v2

Abstract

In this work, we use the framework of effective field theory to couple Einstein's gravity to quantum electrodynamics (QED) and determine the gravitational corrections to the two-loop beta function of the electric charge in arbitrary electrodynamics (Lorentz-like) and arbitrary (de Donder like) gravitational gauges. Our results indicate that gravitational corrections do not alter the running behavior of the electric charge; on the contrary, we observe that it gives a positive contribution to the beta function, making the electric charge grow even faster.

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@article{arxiv.2105.12577,
  title  = {Gravitational corrections to two-loop beta function in quantum electrodynamics},
  author = {L. Ibiapina Bevilaqua and M. Dias and A. C. Lehum and C. R. Senise and A. J. da Silva and Huan Souza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.12577},
  year   = {2021}
}

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17 pages, 10 figures. Revised version

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