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running couplings

running couplings is the plural of running coupling.

Meaning of running coupling

Noun

running coupling (plural running couplings)

  1. A coupling whose strength measurement appears to deviate from its true value as the energy scale at which it is probed shrinks, the deviation being a consequence of higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, a coupling whose strength "runs" from its limiting macroscopic value.

Questions about running couplings

What is running couplings the plural of?
Running couplings is the plural of running coupling.

Words near running couplings in the dictionary

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  4. running counter
  5. running coupling
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  8. running day
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  10. running deep
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