Kenneth G. Wilson

Kenneth G. Wilson
Born
Kenneth Geddes Wilson

(1936-06-08)June 8, 1936
DiedJune 15, 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (AB)
California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known forLattice field theory
Lattice QCD
Numerical renormalization group
Operator product expansion
Wilson action
Wilson ERGE
Wilson fermion
Wilson loops
Wilson ratio
Ginsparg–Wilson equation
AwardsHeineman Prize (1973)
Boltzmann Medal (1975)
Wolf Prize in Physics (1980)
Franklin Medal (1982)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1982)
Eringen Medal (1984)
UNSW Dirac Medal (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsCornell University (1963–1988)
Ohio State University (1988–2008)
ThesisAn investigation of the Low equation and the Chew-Mandelstam equations (1961)
Doctoral advisorMurray Gell-Mann[1]
Doctoral studentsH. R. Krishnamurthy
Roman Jackiw
Michael Peskin
Serge Rudaz
Paul Ginsparg
Steven R. White[1]

Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson (June 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism. It was embodied in his fundamental work on the renormalization group.

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