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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:theoretical_physics
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:statistical_mechanics condensed matter physics critical phenomena |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:theoretical_physics
mathematical physics |
| gptkbp:describes |
behavior of coupling constants
emergence of effective theories how physical systems change with scale irrelevance and relevance of operators universality in critical phenomena |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
physics |
| gptkbp:form |
group theory
partial differential equations coarse-graining flow equations scaling transformations |
| gptkbp:hasFamousEquation |
gptkb:Callan–Symanzik_equation
Gell-Mann–Low equation beta function equation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Renormalization Group
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| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Murray_Gell-Mann
gptkb:Kenneth_Wilson gptkb:Francis_Low |
| gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear |
Kenneth Wilson (1982 Nobel Prize in Physics)
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
analyzing phase transitions
explaining scale invariance explaining universality |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:David_J._Gross
gptkb:Michael_Fisher gptkb:Frank_Wilczek gptkb:Leo_Kadanoff gptkb:Hugh_David_Politzer |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
1950s
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Callan–Symanzik_equation
asymptotic freedom critical exponents scaling law Wilsonian renormalization beta function fixed point universality class epsilon expansion |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Ising_model
gptkb:quantum_chromodynamics quantum electrodynamics critical phenomena analysis |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Asymptotic_Freedom
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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