Kuntz, Iberê (2017) Quantum corrections to the gravitational backreaction. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 78 (3). ISSN 1434-6044

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Abstract

Effective field theory techniques are used to study the leading order quantum corrections to the gravitational wave backreaction. The effective stress-energy tensor is calculated and it is shown that it has a non-vanishing trace that contributes to the cosmological constant. By comparing the result obtained with LIGO’s data, the first bound on the amplitude of the massive mode is found: ϵ<1.4×10 −33.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User:	Billy Wichaidit
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2018 08:56
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2018 08:56
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/72791

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