On modelling the surfaces of celestial bodies in quantum gravity.
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| Title: | On modelling the surfaces of celestial bodies in quantum gravity. |
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| Authors: | Calmet, Xavier1 (AUTHOR) x.calmet@sussex.ac.uk, Sebastianutti, Marco1 (AUTHOR) m.sebastianutti@sussex.ac.uk |
| Source: | European Physical Journal C -- Particles & Fields. May2026, Vol. 86 Issue 5, p1-8. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Quantum gravity, Stellar structure, Stellar mass, Density of stars, General relativity (Physics), Quantum perturbations |
| Abstract: | We discuss how to model the surface of celestial bodies (such as stars) in quantum gravity to ensure the regularity of quantum corrections to classical solutions of general relativity at the surface of such bodies. Specifically, we use the Vilkovisky–DeWitt unique effective action to calculate universal quantum corrections to the exterior metric for a class of stellar models. Previous descriptions, obtained via a Heaviside density profile, are "pathological" at the surface of the star due to the divergence of the metric functions and associated curvature invariants. Introducing a modified version of the Tolman VII density profile, we determine the minimal degree of differentiability required for this function to generate regular quantum corrections at the star's surface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | We discuss how to model the surface of celestial bodies (such as stars) in quantum gravity to ensure the regularity of quantum corrections to classical solutions of general relativity at the surface of such bodies. Specifically, we use the Vilkovisky–DeWitt unique effective action to calculate universal quantum corrections to the exterior metric for a class of stellar models. Previous descriptions, obtained via a Heaviside density profile, are "pathological" at the surface of the star due to the divergence of the metric functions and associated curvature invariants. Introducing a modified version of the Tolman VII density profile, we determine the minimal degree of differentiability required for this function to generate regular quantum corrections at the star's surface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 14346044 |
| DOI: | 10.1140/epjc/s10052-026-15691-3 |
