A Wilsonian energy-momentum tensor

@article{Rosten2016AWE,
  title={A Wilsonian energy-momentum tensor},
  author={Oliver J. Rosten},
  journal={The European Physical Journal C},
  year={2016},
  volume={78},
  pages={1-18}
}
For local conformal field theories, it is shown how to construct an expression for the energy-momentum tensor in terms of a Wilsonian effective Lagrangian. Tracelessness implies a single, unintegrated equation which enforces both the Exact Renormalization Group equation and its partner encoding invariance under special conformal transformations. 
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