Kenneth Geddes Wilson, 1936–2013, an appreciation

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2013/10/P10016MaRDI QIDQ3301426zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Leo P. Kadanoff

Publication date 11 August 2020

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

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)

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.

Cites work

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

Cited in

(3)

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

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