Effective field theory of gravity to all orders
Maximilian Ruhdorfer, Javi Serra, Andreas Weiler
Abstract
A bstract We construct the general effective field theory of gravity coupled to the Standard Model of particle physics, which we name GRSMEFT. Our method allows the systematic derivation of a non-redundant set of operators of arbitrary dimension with generic field content and gravity. We explicitly determine the pure gravity EFT up to dimension ten, the EFT of a shift-symmetric scalar coupled to gravity up to dimension eight, and the operator basis for the GRSMEFT up to dimension eight. Extensions to all orders are straightforward.
Topics & Concepts
Dimension (graph theory)Theoretical physicsEffective field theoryQuantum gravityPhysicsScalar (mathematics)Scalar fieldBasis (linear algebra)Hořava–Lifshitz gravityf(R) gravityMathematicsMathematical physicsPure mathematicsQuantum mechanicsGeometryQuantumQuantum dynamicsQuantum processBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories