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Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 – Unlocking Hidden Dimensions of Matter through Topology In 2016, Thouless, Haldane, and Kosterlitz won the Nobel Prize for discoveries in exotic phases of matter and topological transitions. This article explains what topologi

What Is This Discovery About?

The 2016 prize recognized the theoretical framework that explains exotic phases of matter — states that don’t fit neatly into the traditional solid, liquid, or gas categories.

 

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Using topology, a branch of mathematics dealing with properties that remain unchanged under continuous deformations, these physicists uncovered hidden rules governing materials like superconductors, superfluids, and thin magnetic films.

 

This was not just math for math’s sake — their theories have since guided experiments and innovations in quantum computing and nanotechnology.