The Nobel Prize for Physics goes to topology – and mathematicians applaud
- Written by Kevin Knudson, Professor of Mathematics, University of Florida
Math doesn't get its own Nobel, but is the foundation for much Prize-winning research.Tim Ereneta, CC BY-NCDavid Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on exotic states of matter. They were inspired by the observation that some materials have unusual electrical properties –...
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