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The principles of the recent calculations of critical exponents from three- and two-dimensional field theory are reviewed. They rely on the Callan-Symanzik equations, diagram calculations, and on the characterization of the asymptotic behavior of perturbation series at large order. We then present new results concerning the normalization of the large-order behavior.
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Brézin, E., Parisi, G. Critical exponents and large-order behavior of perturbation theory. J Stat Phys 19, 269–292 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011726
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