Introduction to the Effective Field Theory Description of Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This is a pedagogical introduction to the treatment of general relativity as a quantum effective field theory. Gravity fits nicely into the effective field theory description and forms a good quantum theory at ordinary energies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9512024,
title = {Introduction to the Effective Field Theory Description of Gravity},
author = {John F. Donoghue},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9512024},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
26 pages, Latex, no figures, Lectures presented at the Advanced School on Effective Field Theories (Almunecar, Spain, June 1995), to be published in the proceedings