Kenneth Geddes Wilson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kenneth_Geddes_Wilson

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:birthDate	1936-06-08
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gptkbp:deathDate	2013-06-15
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kenneth Geddes Wilson
gptkbp:knownFor	phase transitions critical phenomena renormalization group
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation	for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	1982
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gptkbp:thesisTitle	gptkb:An_Investigation_of_the_Low-Lying_Energy_Levels_of_O16
gptkbp:thesisYear	1961
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