Renormalization of Higher Derivative Quantum Gravity Coupled to a Scalar with Shift Symmetry
arXiv:1306.6701 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2013.07.054
Abstract
It has been suggested that higher-derivative gravity theories coupled to a scalar field with shift symmetry may be an important candidate for a quantum gravity. We show that this class of gravity theories are renormalizable in D = 3 and 4 dimensions.
11 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1201.2058. v2: minor corrections. v3: minor corrections to match the published version