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Quantum Loops in Non-Local Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-09-12 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In this proceedings, I will consider quantum aspects of a non-local, infinite-derivative scalar field theory - a toymodel{\it toy \, model} depiction of a covariant infinite-derivative, non-local extension of Einstein's general relativity which has previously been shown to be free from ghosts around the Minkowski background. The graviton propagator in this theory gets an exponential suppression making it asymptoticallyfree{\it asymptotically \, free}, thus providing strong prospects of resolving various classical and quantum divergences. In particular, I will find that at 11-loop, the 22-point function is still divergent, but once this amplitude is renormalized by adding appropriate counter terms, the ultraviolet (UV) behavior of all other 11-loop diagrams as well as the 22-loop, 22-point function remains well under control. I will go on to discuss how one may be able to generalize our computations and arguments to arbitrary loops.

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@article{arxiv.1508.07410,
  title  = {Quantum Loops in Non-Local Gravity},
  author = {Spyridon Talaganis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.07410},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Contribution to the Proceedings of the "Corfu 2014" Conference in Corfu, Greece, September 2014; v2: minor revisions

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