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Renormalizability of a fully quantum theory reproducing the stochastic effects

Develop a renormalisable fully quantum theory of gravity (or effective theory) that reproduces the large stochastic spacetime fluctuations and associated phenomenology identified by the classical-quantum framework, specifying the renormalisation scheme and demonstrating consistency with observed constraints.

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Background

Although the paper’s formalism treats the metric as classical with stochastic dynamics, the authors note the possibility that similar phenomenology could emerge from a fully quantum theory of gravity viewed as an effective model. They regard this as unlikely but do not rule it out.

They explicitly state that, even if such a fully quantum effective description exists, they currently do not know how to render it renormalisable. Addressing this would clarify whether the observed low-acceleration anomalies can be embedded within a quantum framework.

References

We also do not know how to make such a theory renormalisable.

Anomalous contribution to galactic rotation curves due to stochastic spacetime (2402.19459 - Oppenheim et al., 29 Feb 2024) in Main text, concluding discussion (just before Acknowledgements)