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Optimized renormalization group flows

Optimized renormalization group flows
Optimized renormalization group flows
We study the optimization of exact renormalization group ~ERG! flows. We explain why the convergence of approximate solutions towards the physical theory is optimized by appropriate choices of the regularization. We consider specific optimized regulators for bosonic and fermionic fields and compare the optimized ERG flows with generic ones. This is done up to second order in the derivative expansion at both vanishing and nonvanishing temperature. We find that optimized flows at finite temperature factorize. This corresponds to the disentangling of thermal and quantum fluctuations. A similar factorization is found at second order in the derivative expansion. The corresponding optimized flow for a ‘‘proper-time renormalization group’’ is also provided to leading order in the derivative expansion.
0022-3727
105007-1
Litim, Daniel F.
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Litim, Daniel F.
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Litim, Daniel F. (2001) Optimized renormalization group flows. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 64 (10-15), 105007-1. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.64.105007).

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We study the optimization of exact renormalization group ~ERG! flows. We explain why the convergence of approximate solutions towards the physical theory is optimized by appropriate choices of the regularization. We consider specific optimized regulators for bosonic and fermionic fields and compare the optimized ERG flows with generic ones. This is done up to second order in the derivative expansion at both vanishing and nonvanishing temperature. We find that optimized flows at finite temperature factorize. This corresponds to the disentangling of thermal and quantum fluctuations. A similar factorization is found at second order in the derivative expansion. The corresponding optimized flow for a ‘‘proper-time renormalization group’’ is also provided to leading order in the derivative expansion.

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Published date: 2001

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Local EPrints ID: 39244
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39244
ISSN: 0022-3727
PURE UUID: b1896458-d55c-45b6-9716-d07d137dc5a9

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Date deposited: 23 Jun 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:12

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Author: Daniel F. Litim

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