The One-Loop Divergences of the Linear Gravity with the Torsion Terms

TL;DR

This paper examines the quantum effects of torsion in affine-metric gravity by calculating one-loop divergences in a theory with quadratic torsion terms.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed calculation of one-loop counterterms in a gravity theory including quadratic torsion terms.

Findings

Identifies the structure of divergences due to torsion at one-loop level.

Highlights the impact of torsion terms on the renormalization of gravity.

Offers insights into quantum properties of affine-metric gravity with torsion.

Abstract

We investigate the role of the torsion field at the quantum level in the affine-metric theory of gravity. One-loop counterterms are calculated in the theory with terms quadratic in the torsion field.