Ken Wilson: Solving the Strong Interactions
arXiv:1405.7086 · doi:10.1007/s10955-014-1048-1
Abstract
Ken Wilson's ideas on the renormalization group were shaped by his attempts to build a theory of the strong interactions based on the concepts of quantum field theory. I describe the development of his ideas by reviewing four of Wilson's most important papers. [contribution to the Journal of Statistical Physics Special Issue in Memory of K. G. Wilson]
19 pages, 6 figures; v2: corrected figure v3: minor proof corrections
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- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
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