Einstein gravity emerging from quantum weyl gravity

Journal Article · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1983 · Ann. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(83)90286-5· OSTI ID:5372375

Zee, A

We advocate a conformal invariant world described by the sum of the Weyl, Dirac, and Yang-Mills action. Quantum fluctuations bring back Einstein gravity so that the long-distance phenomenology is as observed. Formulas for the induced Newton's constant and Eddington's constant are derived in quantized Weyl gravity. We show that the analogue of the trace anomaly for the Weyl action is structurally similar to that for the Yang-Mills action.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
• OSTI ID: 5372375
• Journal Information: Ann. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Ann. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 151:2; ISSN APNYA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

657003* -- Theoretical & Mathematical Physics-- Relativity & Gravitation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE
FIELD THEORIES
FLUCTUATIONS
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUANTUM GRAVITY
SCALE INVARIANCE
UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
VARIATIONS
WEYL UNIFIED THEORY
YANG-MILLS THEORY