 Scaling dimension (source code)

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= Scaling dimension
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The scaling dimension of a local operator is its eigenvalue under dilations. Under $x\mapsto\lambda x$, a scalar operator of dimension $\Delta$ transforms by $\mathcal O(x)\mapsto\lambda^{-\Delta}\mathcal O(\lambda x)$.

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