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Conformal anomalies and the Einstein field equations

  • Hadi Godazgar
  • Krzysztof A. Meissner
  • Hermann Nicolai
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We compute corrections to the Einstein field equations which are induced by the anomalous effective actions associated to the type A conformal anomaly, both for the (non-local) Riegert action, as well as for the local action with dilaton. In all cases considered we find that these corrections can be very large.

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Classical Theories of Gravity Conformal and W Symmetry 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hadi Godazgar
    • 1
  • Krzysztof A. Meissner
    • 2
  • Hermann Nicolai
    • 1
  1. 1.Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut)PotsdamGermany
  2. 2.Faculty of PhysicsUniversity of WarsawWarsawPoland

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