2015/06/30 by Carlo Pagani, Roberto Percacci · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/32/19/195019
published as Class. Quantum Grav. 32 (2015) 195019 · 20 pages
arxiv created 2016/09/18 · arxiv updated 2016/09/20
We study the renormalization of theories of gravity with an arbitrary (torsionful and non-metric) connection. The class of actions we consider is of the Palatini type, including the most general terms with up to two derivatives of the metric, but no derivatives of the connection. It contains 19 independent parameters. We calculate the one loop beta functions of these parameters and find their fixed points. The Holst subspace is discussed in some detail and found not to be stable under renormalization. Some possible implications for ultraviolet and infrared gravity are discussed.