PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 292 - Corfu Summer Institute 2016 "School and Workshops on Elementary Particle Physics and Gravity" (CORFU2016) - Recent Developments in Strings and Gravity
Infinite derivative gravity: non-singular cosmology & blackhole solutions
A. Mazumdar
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Pre-published on: October 04, 2017
Published on: October 05, 2017
Abstract
Both Einstein’s theory of General Relativity and Newton’s theory of gravity possess a short distance and small time scale catastrophe. The blackhole singularity and cosmological Big Bang singularity problems highlight that current theories of gravity are incomplete description at early times and small distances. I will discuss how one can potentially resolve these fundamental problems at a classical level and quantum level. In particular, I will discuss infinite derivative theories of gravity, where gravitational interactions become weaker in the ultraviolet, and therefore resolving some of the classical singularities, such as Big Bang and Schwarzschild singularity for {\it compact non-singular objects} with mass up to $10^{25}$~grams. In this lecture, I will discuss quantum aspects of infinite derivative gravity and discuss few aspects which can make the theory asymptotically free in the UV.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.292.0078
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