Generalized Scheme Transformations for the Elimination of Higher-Loop Terms in the Beta Function of a Gauge Theory

Abstract

We construct and study a generalized one-parameter class of scheme transformations, denoted $S_{R,m,k_1}$ with $m\ge 2$, with the property that an $S_{R,m,k_1}$ scheme transformation eliminates the $\ell$-loop terms in the beta function of a gauge theory from loop order $\ell =3$ to order $\ell =m+1$, inclusive. These scheme transformations are applied to the higher-loop calculation of the infrared zero of the beta function of an asymptotically free gauge theory with multiple fermions. We show that scheme transformations in this generalized class satisfy a set of criteria for physical acceptability over a larger range of numbers of fermions than previously studied scheme transformations. We also present an interesting modification of a different type of scheme transformation that removes the three-loop term in the beta function.

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