Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars

In the first part of this paper we critically examine the ultra-violet implications of theories that exhibit Vainshtein screening, taking into account both the standard Wilsonian perspective as well as more exotic possibilities. Aspects of this discussion draw on results from the second part of the...

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Main Authors: Padilla Antonio, Antonio, Saltas, Ippocratis
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Published: IOPScience 2018
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description In the first part of this paper we critically examine the ultra-violet implications of theories that exhibit Vainshtein screening, taking into account both the standard Wilsonian perspective as well as more exotic possibilities. Aspects of this discussion draw on results from the second part of the paper in which we perform a general study of derivatively coupled scalar theories using non–perturbative exact renormalisation group techniques, which are of interest independently of their application to modified gravity. In this context, we demonstrate the suppression of quantum corrections within the Vainshtein radius and discuss the potential relation with the classicalisation conjecture. We question whether the latter can be considered a realistic candidate for UV completion of large-scale modifications of gravity on account of a dangerously low classicalisation/strong coupling scale.
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spelling nottingham-528212020-05-04T19:42:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52821/ Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars Padilla Antonio, Antonio Saltas, Ippocratis In the first part of this paper we critically examine the ultra-violet implications of theories that exhibit Vainshtein screening, taking into account both the standard Wilsonian perspective as well as more exotic possibilities. Aspects of this discussion draw on results from the second part of the paper in which we perform a general study of derivatively coupled scalar theories using non–perturbative exact renormalisation group techniques, which are of interest independently of their application to modified gravity. In this context, we demonstrate the suppression of quantum corrections within the Vainshtein radius and discuss the potential relation with the classicalisation conjecture. We question whether the latter can be considered a realistic candidate for UV completion of large-scale modifications of gravity on account of a dangerously low classicalisation/strong coupling scale. IOPScience 2018-06-27 Article PeerReviewed Padilla Antonio, Antonio and Saltas, Ippocratis (2018) Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2018 (6). 039. ISSN 1475-7516 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/039/meta doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/039 doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/039
spellingShingle Padilla Antonio, Antonio
Saltas, Ippocratis
Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
title Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
title_full Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
title_fullStr Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
title_full_unstemmed Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
title_short Vainshtein in the UV and a Wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
title_sort vainshtein in the uv and a wilsonian analysis of derivatively coupled scalars
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