219 research outputs found
Replica-deformation of the SU(2)-invariant Thirring model via solutions of the qKZ equation
The response of an integrable QFT under variation of the Unruh temperature
has recently been shown to be computable from an S-matrix preserving
(`replica') deformation of the form factor approach. We show that
replica-deformed form factors of the SU(2)-invariant Thirring model can be
found among the solutions of the rational -type quantum
Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation at generic level. We show that modulo conserved
charge solutions the deformed form factors are in one-to-one correspondence to
the ones at level zero and use this to conjecture the deformed form factors of
the Noether current in our model.Comment: 30 pages, Latex, Dedicated to Moshe Flat
Preferred foliation effects in Quantum General Relativity
We investigate the infrared (IR) effects of Lorentz violating terms in the
gravitational sector using functional renormalization group methods similar to
Reuter and collaborators. The model we consider consists of pure quantum
gravity coupled to a preferred foliation, described effectively via a scalar
field with non-standard dynamics. We find that vanishing Lorentz violation is a
UV attractive fixed-point of this model in the local potential approximation.
Since larger truncations may lead to differing results, we study as a first
example effects of additional matter fields on the RG running of the Lorentz
violating term and provide a general argument why they are small.Comment: 12 pages, no figures, compatible with published versio
Ghost wave-function renormalization in Asymptotically Safe Quantum Gravity
Motivated by Weinberg's asymptotic safety scenario, we investigate the
gravitational renormalization group flow in the Einstein-Hilbert truncation
supplemented by the wave-function renormalization of the ghost fields. The
latter induces non-trivial corrections to the beta-functions for Newton's
constant and the cosmological constant. The resulting ghost-improved phase
diagram is investigated in detail. In particular, we find a non-trivial
ultraviolet fixed point in agreement with the asymptotic safety conjecture,
which also survives in the presence of extra dimensions. In four dimensions the
ghost anomalous dimension at the fixed point is , supporting
space-time being effectively two-dimensional at short distances.Comment: 23 pages, 4 figure
Perturbative versus Non-perturbative QFT -- Lessons from the O(3) NLS Model
The two-point functions of the energy-momentum tensor and the Noether current
are used to probe the O(3) nonlinear sigma model in an energy range below 10^4
in units of the mass gap . We argue that the form factor approach, with the
form factor series trunctated at the 6-particle level, provides an almost exact
solution of the model in this energy range. The onset of the (2-loop)
perturbative regime is found to occur only at energies around .Comment: 13 pages LaTex, 4 PostScript figures; version published in Physics
Letters
On the Possibility of Quantum Gravity Effects at Astrophysical Scales
The nonperturbative renormalization group flow of Quantum Einstein Gravity
(QEG) is reviewed. It is argued that at large distances there could be strong
renormalization effects, including a scale dependence of Newton's constant,
which mimic the presence of dark matter at galactic and cosmological scales.Comment: LaTeX, 18 pages, 4 figures. Invited contribution to the Int. J. Mod.
Phys. D special issue on dark matter and dark energ
Quantum Einstein Gravity
We give a pedagogical introduction to the basic ideas and concepts of the
Asymptotic Safety program in Quantum Einstein Gravity. Using the continuum
approach based upon the effective average action, we summarize the state of the
art of the field with a particular focus on the evidence supporting the
existence of the non-trivial renormalization group fixed point at the heart of
the construction. As an application, the multifractal structure of the emerging
space-times is discussed in detail. In particular, we compare the continuum
prediction for their spectral dimension with Monte Carlo data from the Causal
Dynamical Triangulation approach.Comment: 87 pages, 13 figures, review article prepared for the New Journal of
Physics focus issue on Quantum Einstein Gravit
On the Ultraviolet Behaviour of Newton's constant
We clarify a point concerning the ultraviolet behaviour of the Quantum Field
Theory of gravity, under the assumption of the existence of an ultraviolet
Fixed Point. We explain why Newton's constant should to scale like the inverse
of the square of the cutoff, even though it is technically inessential. As a
consequence of this behaviour, the existence of an UV Fixed Point would seem to
imply that gravity has a built-in UV cutoff when described in Planck units, but
not necessarily in other units.Comment: 8 pages; CQG class; minor changes and rearrangement
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