Renormalizability of D = 3 topologically massive gravity

Nov, 1991
3 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 281 (1992) 33-35
  • Published: 1992
Report number:
  • UFIFT-HEP-91-30,
  • VPI-HEP-91-3

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The theory of topologically massive gravity in three spacetime dimensions, conjectured to be renormalizable by Deser and Yang, is analyzed using the recently-developed technique of nonlocal regularization. The validity of this technique, however, depends on the existence of a gauge-invariant measure for the nonlocal theory. Assuming that such a measure exists, we show that the possible obstacle to renormalizability found by Deser and Yang does not appear.
  • gravitation
  • mass: topological
  • topological: mass
  • dimension: 3
  • regularization: nonlocal
  • renormalization
  • measure