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To set the stage, I discuss the β-function of the massless O(N) model in three dimensions, which can be calculated exactly in the large N limit. Then, I consider SU(N) Yang-Mills theory in 2+1 space-time dimensions. Relating the β-function to the expectation value of the action in lattice gauge theory, and the latter to the trace of the energy-momentum tensor, Is how that \( \frac{d\ln {g}^2/\mu }{d\ln \mu }=-1 \) for all g and all N in one particular renormalization scheme. As a consequence, I find that the Yang-Mills β-function in three dimensions must have the same sign for all finite and positive bare coupling parameters in any renormalization scheme, and all non-trivial infrared fixed points are unreachable in practice.
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Romatschke, P. Exact β-function of Yang-Mills theory in 2+1 dimensions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 174 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2020)174
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