The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences declared on October 4, 2022, that Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger will share the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their contributions to quantum mechanics.
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPrize in Physics to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger. pic.twitter.com/RI4CJv6JhZ— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2022
The violation of Bell inequalities, studies with entangled photons, and groundbreaking work in quantum information science were all recognised with the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, according to the academy.
The experimental instruments created by the 2022 physics laureates have created a new age of quantum technology. We have access to tools with unanticipated potential because of our ability to control and govern quantum states and all of their layered features.
Intense research and development are being done to build quantum computers, enhance measurements, build quantum networks, and determine the required quantum encrypted communication using the unique features of individual particle systems.
John Clauser, the recipient of the Nobel Prize this year, created a device that simultaneously released two entangled photons, sending each one toward a filter that measured their polarization. The outcome was in line with quantum mechanical expectations and clearly violated a Bell inequality.
The arrangement Alain Aspect used to bridge a significant gap earned him the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. Just after the intertwined pair had left its source, he was able to change the measurement settings, ensuring that the settings in place at the time the pair was released had no bearing on the outcome.
Considering entangled quantum states, in which two particles behave as one unit regardless of when they are separated, the 2022 Nobel Prize winners in physics have carried out ground-breaking research. The outcomes have paved the door for new quantum information-based technology.
The experimental instruments created by the 2022 physics laureates have created a new age of quantum technology. According to the academy, being able to control and govern quantum states as well as all their layered features provides us access to technologies with unanticipated potential.
It further stated that significant research and development are being done to build quantum computers, enhance measurements, build quantum networks, and create secure quantum encrypted communication by utilising the unique qualities of individual particle systems.
Last year, the academy recognised German Klaus Hasselmann and Japanese and American Syukuro Manabe for their work on climate models, while Italian Giorgio Parisi was also recognised for his study on the interaction between disorder and variations in physical systems.
On Wednesday, the physics prize is followed by the chemistry award; on Thursday and Friday, the literary and peace awards are presented.
Svante Paabo, a Swedish paleogeneticist who analysed the Neanderthal DNA and identified the previously unidentified hominid Denisova, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday.
