
arXiv: 1304.7743
We propose a simple fixed point scenario in the renormalization flow of a scalar dilaton coupled to gravity. This would render gravity non-perturbatively renormalizable and thus constitute a viable theory of quantum gravity. On the fixed point dilatation symmetry is exact and the quantum effective action takes a very simple form. Realistic gravity with a nonzero Planck mass is obtained through a nonzero expectation value for the scalar field, constituting a spontaneous scale symmetry breaking. Furthermore, relevant couplings for the flow away from the fixed point can be associated with a 'dilatation anomaly' that is responsible for dynamical dark energy. For the proposed fixed point and flow away from it the cosmological 'constant' vanishes for asymptotic time.
6 pages, 2 figures, version to appear in PLB
Renormalization group methods applied to problems in quantum field theory, High Energy Physics - Theory, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Quantization of the gravitational field, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Renormalization group methods applied to problems in quantum field theory, High Energy Physics - Theory, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Quantization of the gravitational field, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
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