For their ground-breaking experiments utilising entangled quantum states, in which two particles behave as a single unit even when they are separated, John Clauser, Alain Aspect, and Anton Zeilinger have been awarded the Physics Nobel Prize.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced 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.
The violation of Bell inequalities, studies with entangled photons, and groundbreaking work in the field of quantum information science were all recognised with the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, according to the academy.
The experimental tools created by the 2022 physics laureates have created a new era 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 is being conducted to create quantum computers, improve measurements, construct quantum networks, and establish secure quantum encrypted communication using the unique properties 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 polarisation. The outcome was in line with quantum mechanical predictions and clearly violated the Bell inequality.
The arrangement Alain Aspect created to bridge a significant gap earned him the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. After an entangled pair had left its source, he was able to change the measurement settings, ensuring that the settings were in place at the time the pair was released had no bearing on the final outcome.
The 2022 Physics Nobel Laureate, Anton Zeilinger, studied entangled quantum states. His research team has proven the existence of a phenomenon known as quantum teleportation, which enables the remote transfer of a quantum state from one particle to another.
Using entangled quantum states, in which two particles behave as a single unit even when they are separated, the 2022 Nobel Prize winners in physics have carried out ground-breaking research. The outcomes have paved the way for new quantum information-based technology.
The experimental tools created by the 2022 physics laureates have created a new era of quantum technology. According to the academy, being able to control and govern quantum states and all of their layered features provides us access to technologies with unanticipated potential.
It went on to say that significant research and development is being done to build quantum computers, improve measurements, construct quantum networks, and create secure quantum encrypted communication by leveraging the unique properties of individual particle systems.
One of the award recipients, Anton Zeilinger, remarked, “I’m still extremely stunned, but it’s a very good shock. I was taken aback when I received the call an hour ago.”
In his field of study, it has been shown that a phenomenon known as quantum teleportation, which enables the remote transfer of a quantum state from one particle to another, actually exists.
In his explanation of the idea of quantum teleportation, he stated that it makes use of the properties of entanglement that can be used to transfer information that an object is carrying to another location where the thing is then reconstructed. Since knowing the information would go against Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which stipulates that an object’s position and momentum cannot be measured precisely at the same time, even in theory, this can be done without knowing the information.
“Up to this point, very small particles can be used for this. The exchange of information between quantum computers depends on it, he said.”
Last year, the academy recognised German Klaus Hasselmann, Japanese and American Syukuro Manabe, and Italian Giorgio Parisi for their work on climate models, while Italian Giorgio Parisi was also recognised for his research on the interaction of disorder and variation 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 Neanderthal DNA and identified the previously unidentified hominid Denisova, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday.
Read More: Quantum Computing: biggest discovery than fire for 21st century!
