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Asymptotically safe Lorentzian gravity.
2011
The gravitational asymptotic safety program strives for a consistent and predictive quantum theory of gravity based on a non-trivial ultraviolet fixed point of the renormalization group (RG) flow. We investigate this scenario by employing a novel functional renormalization group equation which takes the causal structure of space-time into account and connects the RG flows for Euclidean and Lorentzian signature by a Wick-rotation. Within the Einstein-Hilbert approximation, the $\beta$-functions of both signatures exhibit ultraviolet fixed points in agreement with asymptotic safety. Surprisingly, the two fixed points have strikingly similar characteristics, suggesting that Euclidean and Loren…
Wick Theorem for General Initial States
2012
We present a compact and simplified proof of a generalized Wick theorem to calculate the Green's function of bosonic and fermionic systems in an arbitrary initial state. It is shown that the decomposition of the non-interacting $n$-particle Green's function is equivalent to solving a boundary problem for the Martin-Schwinger hierarchy; for non-correlated initial states a one-line proof of the standard Wick theorem is given. Our result leads to new self-energy diagrams and an elegant relation with those of the imaginary-time formalism is derived. The theorem is easy to use and can be combined with any ground-state numerical technique to calculate time-dependent properties.
The master two-loop two-point function. The general case
1991
Abstract We present a new calculation of the two-loop two-point function. Avoiding standard techniques such as Feynman parametrization and Wick rotation we end up with a simple double integral representation valid for arbitrary mass-cases. Numerical and analytical checks confirm our result.
ONE-LOOP INTEGRALS REVISITED — THE THREE-POINT FUNCTIONS
1993
This paper presents results concerning a new calculation of the well-known one-loop n- point scalar and tensor functions. In this paper we treat the three-point functions. We give a systematic reduction to a certain class of functions which minimizes the effort for calculating scalar and tensor integrals drastically. We avoid standard techniques such as Feynman parametrization and Wick rotation.
One loop integrals revisited
1992
We present a new calculation of the well-known one-loop two-point scalar and tensor functions. We also present a systematic reduction to a certain class of functions which minimizes the effort for calculating tensor integrals drastically. We avoid standard techniques such as Feynman parametrization and Wick rotation.