Why even source-free gravity must be quantized

Abstract I note, on the most elementary grounds: its classical ultraviolet catastrophe, that even source-free General Relativity must be quantized, despite some eminent opinions to the contrary and with a little fine print.

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Main Author: S. Deser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10375-0
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spelling doaj.art-bad0130f83154289aa3f4be9930c0b5c2022-12-22T02:09:57ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522022-05-018251210.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10375-0Why even source-free gravity must be quantizedS. Deser0Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, California Institute of TechnologyAbstract I note, on the most elementary grounds: its classical ultraviolet catastrophe, that even source-free General Relativity must be quantized, despite some eminent opinions to the contrary and with a little fine print.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10375-0
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