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Quantum Stability of Generalized Proca Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-02-03 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We establish radiative stability of generalized Proca effective field theories. While standard powercounting arguments would conclude otherwise, we find non-trivial cancellations of leading order corrections by explicit computation of divergent one-loop diagrams up to four-point. These results are crosschecked against an effective action based generalized Schwinger-DeWitt method. Further, the cancellations are understood as coming from the specific structure of the theory through a decoupling limit analysis which at the same time allows for an extension of the results to higher orders.

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@article{arxiv.2005.01639,
  title  = {Quantum Stability of Generalized Proca Theories},
  author = {Lavinia Heisenberg and Jann Zosso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.01639},
  year   = {2021}
}
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