The nonperturbative functional renormalization group and its applications
The renormalization group plays an essential role in many areas of physics, both
conceptually and as a practical tool to determine the long-distance low-energy properties of …
conceptually and as a practical tool to determine the long-distance low-energy properties of …
Non-perturbative renormalization flow in quantum field theory and statistical physics
J Berges, N Tetradis, C Wetterich - Physics Reports, 2002 - Elsevier
We review the use of an exact renormalization group equation in quantum field theory and
statistical physics. It describes the dependence of the free energy on an infrared cutoff for the …
statistical physics. It describes the dependence of the free energy on an infrared cutoff for the …
Optimized renormalization group flows
DF Litim - Physical Review D, 2001 - APS
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 …
convergence of approximate solutions towards the physical theory is optimized by …
Aspects of the functional renormalisation group
JM Pawlowski - Annals of Physics, 2007 - Elsevier
We discuss structural aspects of the functional renormalisation group. Flows for a general
class of correlation functions are derived, and it is shown how symmetry relations of the …
class of correlation functions are derived, and it is shown how symmetry relations of the …
Fundamentals of the exact renormalization group
OJ Rosten - Physics Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
Various aspects of the Exact Renormalization Group (ERG) are explored, starting with a
review of the concepts underpinning the framework and the circumstances under which it is …
review of the concepts underpinning the framework and the circumstances under which it is …
Further evidence for asymptotic safety of quantum gravity
The asymptotic safety conjecture is examined for quantum gravity in four dimensions. Using
the renormalization group, we find evidence for an interacting UV fixed point for polynomial …
the renormalization group, we find evidence for an interacting UV fixed point for polynomial …
Exact renormalization group equations: an introductory review
C Bagnuls, C Bervillier - Physics Reports, 2001 - Elsevier
We critically review the use of the exact renormalization group equations (ERGE) in the
framework of the scalar theory. We lay emphasis on the existence of different versions of the …
framework of the scalar theory. We lay emphasis on the existence of different versions of the …
Critical exponents from optimised renormalisation group flows
DF Litim - Nuclear Physics B, 2002 - Elsevier
Within the exact renormalisation group, the scaling solutions for O (N) symmetric scalar field
theories are studied to leading order in the derivative expansion. The Gaussian fixed point is …
theories are studied to leading order in the derivative expansion. The Gaussian fixed point is …
Optimization of the derivative expansion in the nonperturbative renormalization group
We study the optimization of nonperturbative renormalization group equations truncated
both in fields and derivatives. On the example of the Ising model in three dimensions, we …
both in fields and derivatives. On the example of the Ising model in three dimensions, we …
Nonperturbative renormalization group approach to the Ising model: A derivative expansion at order
On the example of the three-dimensional Ising model, we show that nonperturbative
renormalization group equations allow one to obtain very accurate critical exponents …
renormalization group equations allow one to obtain very accurate critical exponents …