 Anomalous dimension (source code)

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= Anomalous dimension
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An anomalous dimension is the interaction-generated difference between a full <scaling dimension> and its <engineering dimension>. For a scalar field, momentum-dependent self-energy corrections require <wave-function renormalization> and produce $\Delta_\phi=(d-2+\eta)/2$.

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