Quantum Corrections to the Gravitational Backreaction
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2018-01-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Effective Field Theory techniques are used to study the leading order quantum corrections to the gravitational wave backreaction. The effective stress-energy tensor is calculated and it is shown that it has a non-vanishing trace that contributes to the cosmological constant. By comparing the result obtained with LIGO's data, the first bound on the amplitude of the massive mode is found: .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1712.06582,
title = {Quantum Corrections to the Gravitational Backreaction},
author = {Iberê Kuntz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.06582},
year = {2018}
}