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Short Distance Freedom of Quantum Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-05-30 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Fourth order derivative gravity in 3+1-dimensions is perturbatively renormalizable and is shown to describe a unitary theory of gravitons in a limited coupling parameter space. The running gravitational constant which includes graviton contribution is computed. Generically, gravitational Newton's constant vanishes at short distances in this perturbatively renormalizable and unitary theory.

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@article{arxiv.1109.3981,
  title  = {Short Distance Freedom of Quantum Gravity},
  author = {Gaurav Narain and Ramesh Anishetty},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.3981},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

8 pages, 2 figures, abstract modified, a paragraph added, new references added, typos corrected, version to appear in Physics Letter B