One-loop f(R) Gravitational Modified Models

TL;DR

This paper investigates the one-loop quantum corrections to a broad class of modified gravity models, focusing on their stability around a de Sitter background, providing insights into their quantum behavior.

Contribution

It presents the first detailed one-loop quantisation of general f(R) gravity models around de Sitter space, analyzing their stability and quantum properties.

Findings

Stability conditions for f(R) models derived

Quantum corrections computed for modified gravity

Insights into the viability of f(R) models at the quantum level

Abstract

The one-loop quantisation of a general class of modified gravity models around a classical de Sitter background is presented. Application to the stability of the models is addressed.