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The action and the source normalization

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VI@1#eq:action, VI@1#eq:G1, VI@1#eq:full-equations

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The action is

The curvature convention is fixed by requiring

Thus

For the matter action in (eq:action),

Variation with respect to the inverse metric gives

The factor belongs to the normalization . It cannot be removed from a coefficient equation without redefining the coupling or the source.

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