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Nobel Prize In The Physics 2022 | Who and Why ?



1. Alain Aspect

2. John F. Clauser

3. Anton Zeilinger

          




1. Alain Aspect

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022


Born: 15 June 1947, Agen, France

Affiliation at the time of the award: Institut d’Optique Graduate School – Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France


Prize motivation: “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science”




Work


The ability of two or more particles to coexist in what is referred to as an entangled state is one of the most amazing features of quantum physics. Even if two particles are far away, what happens to one of them in an entangled pair affects what happens to the other particle. Using entangled light particles, or photons, Anton Zeilinger carried out ground-breaking experiments in 1997 and 1998. These and other tests support the validity of quantum physics and open the door to quantum networks, computers, and encrypted communication.


Reference: Anton Zeilinger – Facts – 2022. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2022. Wed. 2 Nov 2022. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/zeilinger/facts/>


2. John F. Clauser


The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022


Born: 1 December 1942, Pasadena, CA, USA

Affiliation at the time of the award: J.F. Clauser & Assoc., Walnut Creek, CA, USA


Prize motivation: “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science”




Work

The ability of two or more particles to coexist in what is referred to as an entangled state is one of the most amazing features of quantum physics. Even if two particles are far away, what happens to one of them in an entangled pair affects what happens to the other particle. John Clauser performed ground-breaking experiments in 1972 using entangled photons. This and other tests support the validity of quantum physics and open the door to quantum networks, computers, and encrypted communication.

Reference: John Clauser – Facts – 2022. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2022. Wed. 2 Nov 2022. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/clauser/facts/>


3. Anton Zeilinger


The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022


Born: 20 May 1945, Ried im Innkreis, Austria

Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria


Prize motivation: “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science”




Work

The ability of two or more particles to coexist in what is referred to as an entangled state is one of the most amazing features of quantum physics. Even if two particles are far away, what happens to one of them in an entangled pair affects what happens to the other particle. Using entangled light particles, or photons, Anton Zeilinger carried out ground-breaking experiments in 1997 and 1998. These and other tests support the validity of quantum physics and open the door to quantum networks, computers, and encrypted communication.


Reference: Anton Zeilinger – Facts – 2022. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2022. Wed. 2 Nov 2022. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/zeilinger/facts/>


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