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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following personalities won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
A
F Duncan M Haldane
B
Michael Kosterlitz
C
David Thouless
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Michael Kosterlitz won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for using topological concepts in theoretical condensed matter physics. They pioneered a new understanding of phase transitions, paving the way for current and future work with topological insulators, superconductors, and other materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (b.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist famous for contributions to the physics of light for which he won the Nobel prize in physics in 1930 for his discovery of the Raman effect.

Detailed explanation-4: -The name “Amartya” means immortal. But did you know that the man who actually named him Amartya was another Nobel Laureate?

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