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The physics prize this year rewards research into quantum mechanics, which describes nature at the smallest scale.

The award went to three people.

The 10 million Swedish krona will be shared by them.

Three scientists who advanced our understanding of Earth's climate were awarded the physics prize last year.

Sweden's Svante Paabo received the prize for his work on human evolution.

entangled quantum states are where two sub-atomic particles behave like a single unit even when they are separated.

New technologies based on quantum information have been cleared by their results.

Eva Olsson is a member of the committee for physics.

It has broad and potential implications in a number of areas.

The Université Paris-Saclay and cole Polytechnique have a Frenchman associated with them. John Clauser runs his own business. The University of Vienna houses a 77-year-old man.

Three men won the Wolf Prize in the same year.

Visualisation depicting specific atmospheric humidity on June 17, 1993, during the Great Flood that hit the Midwestern United StatesImage source, NASA
Image caption, Last year's prize rewarded research into complexity

The prize for advancement of our understanding of complex systems was given to Giorgio Parisi.

They received the prize for their work on black holes.

The three men shared the prize for their discoveries.

They were awarded the prize for their discoveries in laser physics.

The three people who received the award for the detection of gravitational waves are:

They shared the award for their work on rare phases of matter.

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