The Paradox of Virtual Dipoles in the Einstein Action
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
The functional integral of pure Einstein 4D quantum gravity admits abnormally large and long-lasting "dipolar fluctuations", generated by virtual sources with the property Int d^4x Sqrt{g(x)} Tr T(x) = 0. These fluctuations would exist also at macroscopic scales, with paradoxical consequences. We set out their general features and give numerical estimates of possible suppression processes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0005038,
title = {The Paradox of Virtual Dipoles in the Einstein Action},
author = {G. Modanese},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0005038},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
LaTeX, 5 pages; reference added