Nonlocal Massive Gravity from Einstein Gravity

P Bueno, PA Cano, RA Hennigar - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We present a top-down construction of a three-dimensional nonlocal theory of massive
gravity. This “nonlocal massive gravity”(NLMG) is obtained as the gravitational theory …

Cosmic acceleration in Lovelock quantum gravity

M Bousder, A Riadsolh, M El Belkacemi… - Annals of Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper introduces novel solutions for inflation and late-time cosmic acceleration within
the framework of quantum Lovelock gravity, utilizing Friedmann equations. Furthermore, we …

c-functions in higher-derivative flows across dimensions

E Deddo, JT Liu, LA Pando Zayas… - Journal of High Energy …, 2023 - Springer
A bstract In the context of gravitational theories describing renormalization group flows
across dimensions via AdS/CFT, we study the role of higher-derivative corrections to …

Explicit entropic proofs of irreversibility theorems for holographic RG flows

E Deddo, JT Liu, LA Pando Zayas… - Journal of High Energy …, 2024 - Springer
A bstract We revisit the existence of monotonic quantities along renormalization group flows
using only the Null Energy Condition and the Ryu-Takayanagi formula for the entanglement …

[HTML][HTML] Klein-Gordon and Schrödinger solutions in Lovelock quantum gravity

M Bousder, A Riadsolh, A El Fatimy, M El Belkacemi… - Nuclear Physics B, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the application of wave functions to explore various solutions of the
Klein-Gordon and Schrödinger equations within the framework of Lovelock gravity. We also …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling symmetry, Smarr relation, and the extended first law in lower-dimensional Lovelock gravity

G Alkaç, GD Özen, H Özşahin, G Süer, M Tek - Nuclear Physics B, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, it was discovered that lower-dimensional versions of Lovelock gravity exist as
scalar-tensor theories that are examples of Horndeski gravity. We study the thermodynamics …

Non-Local Massive Gravity

P Bueno, PA Cano, RA Hennigar - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.04637, 2023 - arxiv.org
We present a non-local generalization of three-dimensional New Massive Gravity. This``Non
Local Massive Gravity''is obtained from a top-down construction as the gravitational theory …

Microscopic entropy of static black holes in 3d Lovelock gravities

G Alkac, L Guajardo, H Ozsahin - arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.03865, 2024 - arxiv.org
We give a microscopic derivation of the semi-classical entropy of static black holes in 3d
Lovelock gravities, which are certain 3d Horndeski theories that were recently discovered …

Explorations in Precision Holography and Higher-derivative Supergravity

RJ Saskowski - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.04134, 2024 - arxiv.org
This thesis explores topics related to the study of quantum gravity, with a focus on precision
holography and higher-derivative supergravity. First, we study subleading corrections to the …