Published February 25, 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Functional Callan-Symanzik equations

Description

We describe a functional method to obtain the exact evolution equation of the effective action with a parameter of the bare theory. When this parameter happens to be the bare mass of the scalar field, we find a functional generalization of the Callan-Symanzik equations. Another possibility is when this parameter is the Planck constant and controls the amplitude of the fluctuations. We show the similarity of these equations with the Wilsonian renormalization group flows and also recover the usual one loop effective action

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Identifiers

PII
S0003491600961098;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Physics (New York)
Journal Volume
288
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 37-51
ISSN
0003-4916
CODEN
APNYA6

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35002270
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
EXACT SOLUTIONS; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL EVOLUTION; RENORMALIZATION; SCALAR FIELDS
Descriptors DEC
EVOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MATHEMATICS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.