  We derive two-loop renormalization-group equations for the half-filled
one-dimensional Hubbard chains coupled by the interchain hopping. Our
renormalization-group scheme for the quasi-one-dimensional electron system is a
natural extension of that for the purely one-dimensional systems in the sense
that transverse-momentum dependences are introduced in the g-ological coupling
constants and we regard the transverse momentum as a patch index. We develop
symmetry arguments for the particle-hole symmetric half-filled Hubbard model
and obtain constraints on the g-ological coupling constants by which resultant
renormalization equations are given in a compact form. By solving the
renormalization-group equations numerically, we estimate the magnitude of
excitation gaps and clarify that the charge gap is suppressed due to the
interchain hopping but is always finite even for the relevant interchain
hopping. To show the validity of the present analysis, we also apply this to
the two-leg ladder system. By utilizing the field-theoretical bosonization and
fermionization method, we derive low-energy effective theory and analyze the
magnitude of all the excitation gaps in detail. It is shown that the low-energy
excitations in the two-leg Hubbard ladder have SO(3) x SO(3) x U(1) symmetry
when the interchain hopping exceeds the magnitude of the charge gap.
