Approximate Effective Action for Quantum Gravity

Bryce S. DeWitt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 1647 – Published 7 December 1981
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Abstract

A new gauge-invariant effective action is proposed for quantum gravity, based on older results that go beyond finite-order perturbation theory. Expressed in coordinate space rather than momentum space it should find important applications in theory of the early universe.

  • Received 5 October 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.1647

©1981 American Physical Society

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Bryce S. DeWitt

  • Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712

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Vol. 47, Iss. 23 — 7 December 1981

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