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Quantum gravitational effects in de Sitter space

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-08-31 v1

Abstract

We calculate the first quantum gravitational correction term to the trace anomaly in De Sitter space from the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. This is obtained through an expansion of the full wave functional for gravity and a conformally coupled scalar field in powers of the Planck mass. We also discuss a quantum gravity induced violation of unitarity and comment on its possible relevance for inflation.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9501001,
  title  = {Quantum gravitational effects in de Sitter space},
  author = {Claus Kiefer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9501001},
  year   = {2016}
}

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9 pages, LATEX

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