Renormalization group in physics and beyond

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Submitted: August 13, 2025
Published: Aug 22, 2025
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DOI: 10.29328/journal.ijpra.1001132
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Functional renormalization group, Relevant-irrelevant coordinates, Modeling in physics, Artificial intelligence

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Antal Jakovac
Department of Computational Sciences, Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklo´s Street, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary | Department of Statistics, Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 F˝ova´m Square, H-1093 Budapest, Hungary

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We explain qualitatively in this short paper the essence of the renormalization group, showing that these ideas apply not only in physics but also beyond, forming the foundation of artificial intelligence.

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Jakovac, A. (2025). Renormalization group in physics and beyond. International Journal of Physics Research and Applications, 8(8), 259–262. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijpra.1001132
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