Scalar-Tensor Theories and Quantum Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
Recently, it was shown that the quantum effects of the matter, could be used to determine the conformal degree of freedom of the space-time metric. So both gravity and quantum are geometrical features. Gravity determines the causal structure of the space-time, while quantum determines the scale of the space-time. In this article, it is shown that it is possible to use the scalar-tensor framework to build a unified theory in which both quantum and gravitational effects are present.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9903050,
title = {Scalar-Tensor Theories and Quantum Gravity},
author = {Fatimah Shojai and Ali Shojai and Mehdi Golshani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9903050},
year = {2009}
}
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12 pages, RevTex