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Wilson: a renormalization-group description of critical phenomena

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Statistical physics · Scoped scientific or research-capability contribution

Reference score240,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Expresses Kadanoff scaling near an Ising ferromagnet’s critical point as renormalization-group differential equations and relates scaling laws to fixed points.

Scientific scope

Expresses Kadanoff scaling near an Ising ferromagnet’s critical point as renormalization-group differential equations and relates scaling laws to fixed points. Scope limitation: Limited to the first 1971 paper and its analyticity and fixed-point assumptions. Kadanoff, Widom and other precursors remain cited in the original. This is not a complete solution of all phase transitions or a proof of the Yang–Mills Millennium problem.

Evidence

Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. Limited to the first 1971 paper and its analyticity and fixed-point assumptions. Kadanoff, Widom and other precursors remain cited in the original. This is not a complete solution of all phase transitions or a proof of the Yang–Mills Millennium problem.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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