renormalization group theory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
gptkbp:describes scale dependence of physical systems
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Kenneth_Wilson
gptkbp:enables systematic study of changes in physical systems with scale
gptkbp:field physics
gptkbp:form group theory
partial differential equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label renormalization group theory
gptkbp:influenced condensed matter physics
particle physics
critical exponents
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970s
gptkbp:relatedTo phase transitions
universality
critical phenomena
fixed points
scaling laws
Wilsonian renormalization
gptkbp:usedFor analyzing divergences in field theories
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Landau–Ginzburg_theory
gptkb:Landau_theory_of_phase_transitions
gptkb:Kosterlitz-Thouless_transition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6