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Quantum Gravity in Everyday Life: General Relativity as an Effective Field Theory

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arxiv gr-qc/0311082 v1 pith:GKD3446K submitted 2003-11-24 gr-qc astro-phhep-phhep-th

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This article is meant as a summary and introduction to the ideas of effective field theory as applied to gravitational systems. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Effective Field Theories 3. Low-Energy Quantum Gravity 4. Explicit Quantum Calculations 5. Conclusions

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