케네스 G. 윌슨

소개

케네스 게디스 윌슨(영어: Kenneth Geddes Wilson, 1936년 6월 8일 ~ 2013년 6월 15일)은 미국의 이론 물리학자이다.

Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson 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.