Ken Wilson: A scientific appreciation

This brief retrospective is an overview and celebration of Kenneth Wilson’s profound contributions to science, meant to be accessible to a broad scientific audience. Wilson’s lecture on receipt of the 1982 Nobel Prize gives a more technical and detailed description of his central work, including his...

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Main Author: Wilczek, Frank
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89103
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-6155
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spelling mit-1721.1/891032022-09-29T17:57:09Z Ken Wilson: A scientific appreciation Wilczek, Frank Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Wilczek, Frank This brief retrospective is an overview and celebration of Kenneth Wilson’s profound contributions to science, meant to be accessible to a broad scientific audience. Wilson’s lecture on receipt of the 1982 Nobel Prize gives a more technical and detailed description of his central work, including historical perspective and extensive references. 2014-08-29T12:46:56Z 2014-08-29T12:46:56Z 2013-08 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0027-8424 1091-6490 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89103 Wilczek, F. A. “Ken Wilson: A Scientific Appreciation.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, no. 32 (July 24, 2013): 12855–12856. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-6155 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1312463110 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) PNAS
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