Inconsistencies from a Running Cosmological Constant

@article{Hamber2013InconsistenciesFA,
title={Inconsistencies from a Running Cosmological Constant},
author={Herbert W. Hamber and R Toriumi},
journal={International Journal of Modern Physics D},
year={2013},
volume={22},
pages={1330023-1330023}
}
• Published 26 January 2013
• Physics
• International Journal of Modern Physics D
We examine the general issue of whether a scale dependent cosmological constant can be consistent with general covariance, a problem that arises naturally in the treatment of quantum gravitation, where coupling constants generally run as a consequence of renormalization group effects. The issue is approached from several points of view, which include the manifestly covariant functional integral formulation, covariant continuum perturbation theory about two dimensions, the lattice formulation of…
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