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Introduction to the Effective Field Theory Description of Gravity

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arxiv gr-qc/9512024 v1 pith:3KYSNCML submitted 1995-12-11 gr-qc hep-phhep-th

John F. Donoghue (Univ. of Massachusetts , Amherst) This is my paper · ORCID
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This is a pedagogical introduction to the treatment of general relativity as a quantum effective field theory. Gravity fits nicely into the effective field theory description and forms a good quantum theory at ordinary energies.

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