Running vacuum in quantum field theory in curved spacetime: renormalizing $$\rho _{vac}$$ ρvac without $$\sim m^4$$ ∼m4 terms

Abstract The $$\Lambda $$ Λ -term in Einstein’s equations is a fundamental building block of the ‘concordance’ $$\Lambda $$ Λ CDM model of cosmology. Even though the model is not free of fundamental problems, they have not been circumvented by any alternative dark energy proposal either. Here we sti...

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Main Authors: Cristian Moreno-Pulido, Joan Solà Peracaula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8238-6