Semi-classical massive gravity in three dimensions

• Grant number: 10/16281-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: February 07, 2011
• End date: March 06, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Dmitry Vasilevich
• Grantee: Dmitry Vasilevich
• Visiting researcher: Daniel Grumiller
• Visiting researcher institution: Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Austria
• Host Institution: Centro de Matemática, Computação e Cognição (CMCC). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 07/03726-1 - Quantization and problems of the quantum theory of fields, AP.TEM

Abstract

The main goal of the project is a thorough and comprehensive study of 1-loop effects in massive theories of gravity, like topologically massive gravity, new massive gravity, generalized new massive gravity and Born--Infeld gravity. The partition functions obtained will be compared to that of (logarithmic) conformal field theory to check the AdS/CFT conjecture in 3 dimensions. (AU)