On metric dependence of Vilkovisky-Dewitt effective potential

W. F. Kao; Shih Yuin Lin

doi:10.1142/S0217732398002229

On metric dependence of Vilkovisky-Dewitt effective potential

W. F. Kao, Shih Yuin Lin

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Abstract

It is known that the Vilkovisky-DeWitt effective potential for Einstein gravity depends on the choice of the metric of configuration space. We will show that this metric dependence occurs not only in gauge field theories, but also in scalar fields as well as other field theories with "unnatural" initial choices of metric. This means that the problem of metric dependence relates to initial field parametrization but not gauge symmetry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2111-2116
Number of pages	6
Journal	Modern Physics Letters A
Volume	13
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732398002229
Publication status	Published - 1998 Aug 30

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Kao, W. F., & Lin, S. Y. (1998). On metric dependence of Vilkovisky-Dewitt effective potential. Modern Physics Letters A, 13(26), 2111-2116. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732398002229

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