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==Scale invariance== If the beta functions of a quantum field theory vanish, usually at particular values of the coupling parameters, then the theory is said to be [[Scale invariance|scale-invariant]]. Almost all scale-invariant QFTs are also [[Conformal symmetry|conformally invariant]]. The study of such theories is [[conformal field theory]]. The coupling parameters of a quantum field theory can run even if the corresponding [[classical field theory]] is scale-invariant. In this case, the non-zero beta function tells us that the classical scale invariance is [[Conformal anomaly|anomalous]].
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