Perturbative Quantum Gravity Coupled to Particles in (1+1)-Dimensions

Abstract

We consider the problem of (1+1)-dimensional quantum gravity coupled to particles. Working with the canonically reduced Hamiltonian, we obtain its post-Newtonian expansion for two identical particles. We quantize the (1+1)-dimensional Newtonian system first, after which explicit energy corrections to second order in 1/c are obtained. We compute the perturbed wavefunctions and show that the particles are bound less tightly together than in the Newtonian case.