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$f(R, R_{\mu\nu}^2)$ at one loop

High Energy Physics - Theory 2018-05-30 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We compute the one-loop divergences in a theory of gravity with Lagrangian of the general form f(R,RμνRμν)f(R,R_{\mu\nu}R^{\mu\nu}), on an Einstein background. We also establish that the one-loop effective action is invariant under a duality that consists of changing certain parameters in the relation between the metric and the quantum fluctuation field. Finally, we discuss the unimodular version of such a theory and establish its equivalence at one-loop order with the general case.

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@article{arxiv.1804.01608,
  title  = {$f(R, R_{\mu\nu}^2)$ at one loop},
  author = {N. Ohta and R. Percacci and A. D. Pereira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.01608},
  year   = {2018}
}

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