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the result that a coefficient of the trace anomaly in four-dimensional field theories decreases along renormalization group flows.

In mathematical physics, a-theorem refers to the result that a coefficient of the trace anomaly in four-dimensional field theories decreases along renormalization group flows. This meaning comes from Komargodski (2011) in Journal of High Energy Physics.[1]

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References

Komargodski, Z., & Schwimmer, A. (2011). On renormalization group flows in four dimensions. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2011(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep12(2011)099

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