Kenneth Geddes Wilson, 1936–2013, an appreciation

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2013/10/P10016zbMATH Open1456.81007arXiv1307.0152OpenAlexW3104094595WikidataQ56018200 ScholiaQ56018200MaRDI QIDQ3301426FDOQ3301426

Authors: Leo P. Kadanoff 

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Kenneth G. Wilson made deep and insightful contributions to statistical physics, particle physics, and related fields. He was also a helpful and thoughtful human being.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1307.0152

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics (81S30) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) History of quantum theory (81-03) History of statistical mechanics (82-03)

Cites Work

• Conformal field theory
• Renormalization group and critical phenomena. II: Phase-space cell analysis of critical behavior
• Renormalization group and critical phenomena. I: Renormalization group and the Kadanoff scaling picture
• Model of Coupling-Constant Renormalization

Cited In (3)

• Ken Wilson -- The early years
• F. Burton Jones (1910-1999) -- an appreciation
• The Legacy of Ken Wilson

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