We compute the one-loop beta functions of the cosmological constant, Newton's constant and the topological mass in topologically massive supergravity in three dimensions. We use a variant of the proper time method supplemented by a simple choice of cutoff function. We also employ two different analytic continuations of AdS3 and consider harmonic expansions on the 3-sphere as well as a 3-hyperboloid, and then show that they give the same results for the beta functions. We find that the dimensionless coefficient of the Chern-Simons term, ∨, has vanishing beta function. The flow of the cosmological constant and Newton's constant depends on ∨; we study analytically the structure of the flow and its fixed points in the limits of small and large ?. Open Access, © 2014 The Authors.

Beta functions of topologically massive supergravity

Percacci, Roberto;
2014-01-01

Abstract

We compute the one-loop beta functions of the cosmological constant, Newton's constant and the topological mass in topologically massive supergravity in three dimensions. We use a variant of the proper time method supplemented by a simple choice of cutoff function. We also employ two different analytic continuations of AdS3 and consider harmonic expansions on the 3-sphere as well as a 3-hyperboloid, and then show that they give the same results for the beta functions. We find that the dimensionless coefficient of the Chern-Simons term, ∨, has vanishing beta function. The flow of the cosmological constant and Newton's constant depends on ∨; we study analytically the structure of the flow and its fixed points in the limits of small and large ?. Open Access, © 2014 The Authors.
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10.1007/JHEP03(2014)083
https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0868
http://inspirehep.net/record/1217756
Percacci, Roberto; Perry, M. J.; Pope, C. N.; Sezgin, E.
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