Gaussian free-energy scaling relation ($F=F_{\mathrm{shell}}+b^{-d}F(t^{\prime },h^{\prime })$)

For a stable massive Gaussian field theory, a finite blocking step yields $F(t,h)=F_{\mathrm{shell}}(t)+b^{-d}F(b^{2}t,b^{(d+2)/2}h)$ for free-energy density. The finite-step shell and measure terms are analytic backgrounds. Generic-dimension singular scaling is homogeneous after subtracting those backgrounds; resonances such as Gaussian free-energy logarithm at effective dimension two need additive logarithmic terms.

For a quadratic determinant in two effective momentum dimensions, differentiating the free-energy density with respect to the squared mass $R$ gives a term proportional to $\log ({\Lambda }^2/R)$. Integration gives $F_S\propto R\log R$ after subtracting analytic terms. Its thermal power index is still 1, but a strictly homogeneous pure-power expression misses this logarithm. It is a Gaussian determinant resonance, distinct from interaction-generated logarithms at an upper critical dimension.