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Wilsonian vs. 1PI renormalization group flow irreversibility

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-02-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We present a line of reasoning based on the analysis of scale variations of the Wilsonian partition function and the trace of the stress tensor in a curved manifold which results in a statement of irreversibility of Wilsonian renormalization group flow for unitary theories. We also analyze subtleties related to subtractions in the case of the 1PI effective action flow.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9602123,
  title  = {Wilsonian vs. 1PI renormalization group flow irreversibility},
  author = {Jordi Comellas and Jose I. Latorre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9602123},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

9 pages, LaTeX, no figures. An error in section 2 (which does not affect sections 3 and 4) invalidates the flow equation for $c_W$. The paper has been temporarily withdrawn from publication

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