renormalizableadj.
/riːˈnɔːməlʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /riˈnɔrməˌlaɪzəbəl/ Physics.
That permits renormalization; capable of being renormalized.
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renormalizable1951
1950 Physical Rev. 79 647/1 Derivatives of the meson field..introduce non-renormalizable singularities.]
1951 Physical Rev. 84 426 (title) Divergent integrals in renormalizable field theories.
1955 L. D. Landau in W. Pauli Niels Bohr & Devel. Physics 66 This phenomenon, not being renormalizable, cannot be considered within the limits of the theory.
1978 Sci. Amer. Feb. 132/2 For many years it seemed there was no convincing renormalizable theory of the weak interactions.
2006 P. Woit Not even Wrong ix. 110 Many physicists were involved in the project of developing good calculational tools for this theory and studying the problem of whether or not it was renormalisable.
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reˌnormalizaˈbility n. [ < renormalizable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix] the quality of being renormalizable.
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1952 Progress Theoret. Physics 7 377 (title) The renormalizability of the interactions.
1955 L. D. Landau in W. Pauli Niels Bohr & Devel. Physics 54 This renormalizability of the theory is in reality only approximate.
1996 New Scientist 2 Nov. 45/1 In the 1950s and 1960s, the success of QED led theoretical physicists to conclude that renormalisability is among the essential characteristics of any putative fundamental theory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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