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Ken Wilson and Quantum Fields : Renormalization, Lattice Gauge Theory, the Operator Product Expansion and Quantum Fields
Ken Wilson and Quantum Fields Renormalization Lattice Gauge Theory the Operator Product Expansion and Quantum Fields Author:Belal E Baaquie, Kerson Huang, Michael E Peskin, K K Phua "Kenneth Wilson was a brilliant and creative contributor to the work on renormalization groups and phase transitions. He applied his multifaceted genius to condensed matter physics as well as nuclear and elementary particle physics." — by Murray Gell-Mann — The purpose of bringing out this volume is to commemorate the memory of Ken Wilson a... more »nd to preserve the legacy of his ground-breaking advances. This volume brings together a collection of articles written by colleagues of Ken Wilson as well as fellow physicists and scholars ? some of who knew him personally and others who are knowledgeable about his sterling contributions to the foundations of theoretical physics. To commemorate the memory of Ken Wilson, many leading and illustrious physicists have agreed to contribute to this volume. These include Murray Gell-Mann, Steven Weinberg, David Gross, Alexander Polyakov, John Schwarz, Kerson Huang, Hao Bailin, Alexander Zamolodchikov, Anthony Zee, Ramamurti Shankar, Edouard Brezin and David Wallace. Readership: Students and researchers interested in Kenneth G Wilson's work.« less