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Quantum Gravity in Everyday Life: General Relativity as an Effective Field Theory

C. P. Burgess

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Abstract

This article is meant as a summary and introduction to the ideas of effective field theory as applied to gravitational systems. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Effective Field Theories 3. Low-Energy Quantum Gravity 4. Explicit Quantum Calculations 5. Conclusions

arXiv comments
56 pages, 2 figures, JHEP style, Invited review to appear in Living Reviews of Relativity
Journal reference
LivingRev.Rel.7:5,2004
DOI
doi:10.12942/lrr-2004-5
Subjects
gr-qcGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology astro-phAstrophysics hep-phHigh Energy Physics, Phenomenology hep-thHigh Energy Physics, Theory

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    • Thanks for the correction and clarification. For others who, like me, aren't in the field, the "EFT" mentioned is explained, for example, here: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0311082 "The problems of quantizing gravity within the experimentally accessible situations are similar to…

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