TY - BOOK AU - Hollowood,Timothy J. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Renormalization Group and Fixed Points: in Quantum Field Theory T2 - SpringerBriefs in Physics, SN - 9783642363122 AV - QC174.45-174.52 U1 - 530.14 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Physics KW - Mathematical physics KW - Quantum field theory KW - String theory KW - Elementary particles (Physics) KW - Quantum Field Theories, String Theory KW - Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory KW - Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences KW - Mathematical Physics N1 - The concept of the Renormalization Group -- Scalar Field Theories -- RG and Perturbation Theory -- Gauge Theories and Running Couplings -- RG and Supersymmetry N2 - This Brief presents an introduction to the theory of the renormalization group in the context of quantum field theories of relevance to particle physics. Emphasis is placed on gaining a physical understanding of the running of the couplings. The Wilsonian version of the renormalization group is related to conventional perturbative calculations with dimensional regularization and minimal subtraction. An introduction is given to some of the remarkable renormalization group properties of supersymmetric theories UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36312-2 ER -