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Quantum gauge fields at high curvature

E. Calzetta, I. Jack, and Leonard Parker

  • Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

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Phys. Rev. D 33, 953 – Published 15 February, 1986Erratum Phys. Rev. D 34, 1235 (1986)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.33.953

Abstract

We calculate the effective action to one-loop order for a gauge theory in curved spacetime. We obtain explicitly the full dependence on the scalar curvature R. At large curvature, the effective action is dominated by logarithmic terms which induce asymptotic freedom of the gauge coupling constant. This phenomenon is already significant at scales much below the Planck scale.

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Erratum: Quantum gauge fields at high curvature

E. Calzetta, I. Jack, and Leonard Parker
Phys. Rev. D 34, 1235 (1986)

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Phys. Rev. D 33, 953– Published 15 February, 1986
  • Received 16 September 1985

© 1986 American Physical Society

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