Renormalization group improving the effective action: A review

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1485-1521

  Hochberg, David ^a   Pérez Mercader, Juan ^a   Molina París, Carmen ^b   Visser, Matt ^c  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001583025     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X99000750     Document Type: Review

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