Inequalities for trace anomalies, length of the RG flow, distance between the fixed points and irreversibility

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-50

  Anselmi, Damiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0347931859     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/1/003     Document Type: Review

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