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One-loop gravity divergences in $D>4$ cannot all be removed

Journal Article · · General Relativity and Gravitation
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  1. California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States); Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA (United States); Caltech

Unlike the one-loop QG divergences in D = 4 , which can all be transformed away, those in arbitrary higher (even) D cannot.

Research Organization:
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0011632
OSTI ID:
1600000
Journal Information:
General Relativity and Gravitation, Journal Name: General Relativity and Gravitation Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 48; ISSN 0001-7701
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Geometric Classification of Conformal Anomalies in Arbitrary Dimensions text January 1993
Curvature squared terms and string theories journal June 1985
Geometric classification of conformal anomalies in arbitrary dimensions journal July 1993
Normal forms for tensor polynomials. I. The Riemann tensor journal May 1992

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