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For which particular work did Wilson receive his Nobel Prize?

  • Quantum Mechanics

  • Renormalization Group

  • String Theory

  • Special Relativity

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The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Kenneth G. Wilson in 1982 for his theory of the renormalization group. This theory describes how the behavior of physical systems can be understood at different scales, and has had a profound impact on our understanding of a wide range of phenomena, from the microscopic world of particle physics to the macroscopic world of condensed matter physics.
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