Manuscript VI@1 · VI.tex · section · b5b60afb
The action and the source normalization
Action, signs, background, and coefficient domain › The action and the source normalization · lines 376–426
VI@1#eq:action, VI@1#eq:G1, VI@1#eq:full-equations
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.
Displayed formulas in this passage
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VI@1#eq:G1 · line 390
VI@1#eq:full-equations · line 415
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