https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5487-0
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Quantum corrections to the gravitational backreaction
Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK
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Received:
3
November
2017
Accepted:
18
December
2017
Published online:
30
December
2017
Abstract
Effective field theory techniques are used to study the leading order quantum corrections to the gravitational wave backreaction. The effective stress-energy tensor is calculated and it is shown that it has a non-vanishing trace that contributes to the cosmological constant. By comparing the result obtained with LIGO’s data, the first bound on the amplitude of the massive mode is found: 
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© The Author(s), 2017
