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Vacuum energy, the Casimir effect, and Newton's non-constant
Benjamin Koch, Christian Käding, Mario Pitschmann +1
We explore two hypotheses. First, the possibility that the quantum vacuum energy density of the Casimir effect contributes to a (local) gravitational vacuum energy density. Second,…
Path integral of the relativistic point particle in Minkowski space
Benjamin Koch, Enrique Muñoz
In this article, we analyze the fundamental global and local symmetries involved in the action for the free relativistic point particle. Moreover, we identify a hidden local symmet…
A technique for natural gauge boson masses
Benjamin Koch, Cristobal Laporte
In this work, a novel mechanism for spontaneous symmetry breaking is presented. This mechanism avoids quadratic divergencies and is thus capable of addressing the hierarchy problem…
A hidden constraint on the Hamiltonian formulation of relativistic worldlines
Benjamin Koch, Enrique Muñoz
Gauge theories with general covariance are particularly reluctant to quantization. We discuss the example of the Hamiltonian formulation of the relativistic point particle that, de…
Scale-dependent (2+1) - dimensional electrically charged black holes in Einstein-power-Maxwell theory
Angel Rincon, Ernesto Contreras, Pedro Bargueño +2
In this work we extend and generalize our previous work on the scale dependence at the level of the effective action of black holes in the presence of non-linear electrodynamics. I…
Scale-dependent rotating BTZ black hole
Angel Rincon, Benjamin Koch
This work presents a generalization of the rotating black hole in two plus one dimensions, in the light of scale--dependent gravitational couplings. In particular, the gravitationa…