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Matching the Vilkovisky-DeWitt Effective Action of Quantum Gravity to String Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-09-26 v1

Abstract

In this work, we discuss the matching of the Vilkovisky-DeWitt effective action of quantum gravity to an example of an ultra-violet complete theory of quantum gravity. We show how this matching enables a calculation of the local Wilson coefficients of the effective action. We provide several examples in string theory. Moreover, we discuss the matching conditions within the context of the swampland program.

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@article{arxiv.2408.15146,
  title  = {Matching the Vilkovisky-DeWitt Effective Action of Quantum Gravity to String Theory},
  author = {Xavier Calmet and Elias Kiritsis and Folkert Kuipers and Dieter Lust},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.15146},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages