Ken Wilson: Solving the Strong Interactions
History and Philosophy of Physics
2015-06-19 v3 Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
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]
Cite
@article{arxiv.1405.7086,
title = {Ken Wilson: Solving the Strong Interactions},
author = {Michael E. Peskin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.7086},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
19 pages, 6 figures; v2: corrected figure v3: minor proof corrections