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name: paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom
description: Apply the Wilson 1971: Renormalization Group and the Kadanoff Scaling Picture article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Wilson 1971: Renormalization Group and the Kadanoff Scaling Picture

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Wilson Saw Kenneth G. Wilson examined critical phenomena in ferromagnets near the Curie point. Thermal fluctuations on many length scales produce singular behavior in magnetization and specific heat. He generalized Leo Kadanoff's 1966 

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-wilson-k-g-1971-renormalization-group-and-critical-phenom/revisions
