PIRSA:08040020

The Exact Renormalization Group - Lecture 2: Exact Renormalization Group Equations

Rosten, O. (2008). The Exact Renormalization Group - Lecture 2: Exact Renormalization Group Equations. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08040020

Rosten, Oliver. The Exact Renormalization Group - Lecture 2: Exact Renormalization Group Equations. Perimeter Institute, Apr. 23, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08040020 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08040020,
            doi = {},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08040020},
            author = {Rosten, Oliver},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {The Exact Renormalization Group - Lecture 2: Exact Renormalization Group Equations},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:08040020 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Oliver Rosten University of Sussex

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Abstract

I will show how to construct very general ERG equations, and will use this as the starting point for a discussion of Polchinski\'s equation and its cousins. I will introduce diagrammatics and an associated universal calculus, which will be illustrated with a simple calculation.