Quantum Weyl invariance and cosmology - Sorbonne Université
Article Dans Une Revue Physics Letters B Année : 2016

Quantum Weyl invariance and cosmology

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Equations for cosmological evolution are formulated in a Weyl invariant formalism to take into account possible Weyl anomalies. Near two dimensions, the renormalized cosmological term leads to a nonlocal energy-momentum tensor and a slowly decaying vacuum energy. A natural generalization to four dimensions implies a quantum modification of Einstein field equations at long distances. It offers a new perspective on time-dependence of couplings and naturalness with potentially far-reaching consequences for the cosmological constant problem, inflation, and dark energy.
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hal-01340239 , version 1 (30-06-2016)
hal-01340239 , version 2 (19-07-2016)

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Atish Dabholkar. Quantum Weyl invariance and cosmology. Physics Letters B, 2016, 760, pp.31-35. ⟨10.1016/j.physletb.2016.06.034⟩. ⟨hal-01340239v2⟩
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