The Prize in Fundamental Physics is an annual scientific prize, awarded for significant achievements in the field of fundamental physics . The prize is awarded in three categories: “Fundamental Physics”, “Advanced Physics Line” and “New Horizons of Physics”. Established in 2012 by Russian entrepreneur, co-owner of Mail.ru Group Yuri Milner .
| Prize in Fundamental Physics | |
|---|---|
| "Fundamental Physics Prize" | |
| A country |  USA |
| Reward for | Advances in Fundamental Physics |
| Founder | Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation |
| Base | 2012 |
| Site | fundamentalphysicsprize.org |
The awards “Fundamental Physics” and “Advanced Physics Line” are awarded to well-known scientists for their discoveries (including theoretical), which are already recognized by the scientific community and physicists work in the fields related to these discoveries and theories, although these theories can still be far from experimental confirmation [1] . The prize "New Horizons of Physics" is awarded to promising young scientists. In some cases, a “special award” is awarded without a nomination procedure.
The prize in the category “Fundamental Physics” is $ 3,000,000, the prize in the “Advanced Physics Line” category - and “New Horizons of Physics” - $ 100,000. Winners of the “Advanced Physics Line” award become candidates for the main prize (if they do not receive in the current year, then they remain contenders for the next 5 years).
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Award Award
The first nine laureates were chosen by Yuri Milner , they entered the committee that will select the laureates of the next year.
Award Winners
| Year | Laureates | Reason for award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nima Arkani-Hamed | For the development of original approaches to solving a number of problems of elementary particle physics, including hypotheses about additional dimensions , the nature of the Higgs boson , supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model, the theory of dark matter, and the development of the mathematical apparatus of scattering amplitudes in gauge invariance. | Fundamental physics |
| Alan Harvey Gut | For the invention of inflationary cosmology and the contribution to the theory of generation of cosmological density fluctuations arising from quantum fluctuations in the young Universe, as well as for continuing work on determining probabilities in an ever-expanding space-time. | Fundamental physics | |
| / Alexey Y. Kitaev | For the theoretical hypothesis of the introduction of quantum memory and stable quantum computing using topological phases with unpaired Majorana modes | Fundamental physics | |
| Maxim Lvovich Kontsevich | For an extensive contribution to research at the intersection of modern theoretical physics and mathematics, raising them to a new level, including the development of homological mirror symmetry and the study of the phenomena of knots of intersections of the wall | Fundamental physics | |
| Andrey Dmitrievich Linde | For the development of inflationary cosmology, including the theory of inflation, the infinite chaotic inflation and the theory of multiple universes, as well as for his contribution to the development of quantum stabilization mechanisms in string theory. | Fundamental physics | |
| Juan Martin Maldacena | For the development of a theory linking gravitational physics in space-time with quantum field theory on the boundaries of space-time. This connection shows that black holes and quantum mechanics are compatible, solving the paradox of the disappearance of information in a black hole . | Fundamental physics | |
| Nathan Seiberg | For significant contributions to our understanding of quantum field theory and string theory, fundamental applications of physics and mathematics. | Fundamental physics | |
| Ashok Sen | For the discovery of the striking evidence of the dualism of weak and strong interactions in a number of supersymmetric string theories and the idea of gauge invariance. | Fundamental physics | |
| Edward Witten | For his contribution to the development of new topological approaches in physics, models of particle physics derived from string theory, dark matter detection methods and a twistor approach to particle scattering amplitude, as well as the development of numerous applications of quantum field theory in mathematics | Fundamental physics | |
| 2013 | Stephen Hawking [2] | For the discovery of black hole radiation and its deep contribution to the study of quantum gravity and quantum processes in the early Universe | Special award |
| CERN scientists: , Fabiola Gianotti , , , , , Lin Evans [2] | For the leading role in a scientific project that led to the discovery of a particle similar to the Higgs boson | Special award | |
| Alexander Markovich Polyakov [3] | For the discoveries made in field theory and string theory, as well as the discovery of monopoles in gauge theories with a certain symmetry breaking scheme, instantons, string theory in noncritical dimensions, the discovery of gauge-string correspondence and much more. His ideas determined the development of physics in these fields for many decades. | Fundamental physics | |
| Charles Kane Lawrence Molenkamp , Zhang Shoucheng [4] | For theoretical prediction and experimental discovery of topological insulators | Front line physics | |
| Joseph Polchinski [4] | For contributions to various fields of field theory and string theory. His discovery of D-branes allowed a new look at the theory of superstrings and quantum gravity and led to the discovery of AdS / CFT compliance. | Front line physics | |
| [5] | For the development of accurate methods for describing gauge fields and their connection to string theory. | New Horizons of Physics | |
| [5] | For far-reaching new views on duality, gauge theory and geometry, and especially for his work linking, in an unexpected way, the theory of different dimensions. | New Horizons of Physics | |
| [5] | For work on the theory of field dynamics for the four-dimensional case. In particular, his proof (together with Schwimmer) of the “A-theorem” , which solved a long-standing problem, which leads to the emergence of new ideas. | New Horizons of Physics | |
| 2014 | John Henry Schwartz and Michael Green | For the discovery of new perspectives in quantum gravity and the unification of forces. | Fundamental Physics [6] |
| Andrew Strominger and Kamran Wafa | For numerous deep and revolutionary contributions to quantum field theory , quantum gravity, string theory, and geometry. Their joint statistical derivation of the Beckenstein-Hawking formula unified the laws of thermodynamics with the laws of black hole dynamics and showed the holographic nature of quantum space-time . | Advanced Physics Line [7] | |
| For the disclosure of numerous structures that underlie scattering amplitudes in gauge theories and gravity . | New horizons of physics [8] | ||
| For his innovative contributions to the study of string theory and quantum field theory, in particular, for his work on the relationship between the equations of gas dynamics and Albert Einstein's equations in general relativity. | New horizons of physics [8] | ||
| For the development of new methods in conformal field theory , the revival of the conformal bootstrap program for limiting the spectrum of operators and structural constants in three-dimensional and four-dimensional conformal field theories. | New horizons of physics [8] | ||
| 2015 | Adam Riess and High-Z Supernova Search Team [9] Brian Schmidt and the High-Z Supernova Search Team Saul Perlmutter and Supernova Cosmology Project | For the most unexpected discovery - the expansion of the Universe is accelerating , not slowing down, as it has long been considered. | Fundamental physics |
Original Text (Eng.) For remarkable new insights into strongly interacting quantum matter. | New Horizons of Physics | ||
| , | Original Text (Eng.) For the pioneering of the large-scale electron beams. | ||
| , , , | Original Text (Eng.) Quantum field theory and quantum gravity. | ||
| 2016 | , and Daya Bay Science Group | For experiments on neutrino oscillations [10] . | Fundamental physics |
| Atsuto Suzuki and KamLAND Science Group | |||
| and the scientific group / | |||
| Arthur MacDonald and SNO Research Group | |||
| Takaaki Kajita and Super-Kamiokande Science Group | |||
| Ronald Drever , Kip Thorne , Rainer Weiss | For the discovery of gravitational waves, opening up new horizons in astronomy and physics. [eleven] | Special award | |
| The authors of the article on the discovery of gravitational waves and other members of LIGO . | |||
| , , | Original Text (Eng.) It’s not a problem. | New Horizons of Physics | |
| , | Original Text (Eng.) For outstanding contributions to theoretical cosmology. | ||
Original Text (Eng.) For penetrating and incisive studies of supersymmetric quantum field theories. | |||
| 2017 | Joseph Polchinsky , Andrew Strominger , Kamran Wafa | Because they formulated the “ paradox of the fiery wall ” - a theory that explains why black holes violate the laws of physics. [12] | Fundamental Physics [13] |
| , , | Original Text (Eng.) For pioneering a wide range of experimental physics. | New Horizons of Physics | |
| , | Original Text (Eng.) It is a new field of field theory. | ||
Original Text (Eng.) For the most recent observations of gravitational waves; and for opening new directions in numerical relativity. | |||
| 2018 | Charles L. Bennett , , , Lyman Page , David Spergel and WMAP Research Group | Original Text (Eng.) For detailed maps of the galaxies. | Fundamental physics |
Original Text (Eng.) For the Understandable Understanding the Calculus | New Horizons of Physics | ||
Original Text (Eng.) For the co-invention of van der Waals heterostructures, | |||
Original Text (Eng.) For profound new insights on gravity. | |||
| Jocelyn Bell Burnell | Original Text (Eng.) And a lifetime of inspiring leadership in the scientific community. | Special Award [14] | |
| 2019 | Charles canne | Original Text (Eng.) It is a matter of fact that it is leading to the field of materials. | Fundamental physics |
| Rana adhikari Matthew evans | Original Text (Eng.) For research on present and future ground-based detectors of gravitational waves. | New Horizons of Physics | |
| Aron C. Wall Daniel Harlow Daniel L. Jafferis | Original Text (Eng.) For fundamental insights about quantum information, quantum field theory, and gravity. | ||
| Brian metzger | Original Text (Eng.) Multiple messenger astronomy. |
See also
- Category: Prize winners in fundamental physics
- Award for breakthrough in the field of medicine
- Award for Breakthrough in Mathematics
Notes
- ↑ S. Dobrynin. “ I saw a picture of the painted Universe, and it was amazing ” - an interview with A. D. Linde // Around the World . - 2012. - № 9. - p. 140.
- ↑ 1 2 Hawking and CERN scientists won the Milner Physical Prize.
- ↑ Laureates of the Fundamental Physics Prize (eng.)
- ↑ 1 2 Laureates of the Frontline Physics Line Award Archived May 28, 2013. (eng.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Laureates of the New Horizons of Physics Award Archived May 29, 2013. (eng.)
- ↑ Fundamental Physics Prize. (eng.)
- ↑ Physics Frontiers Prize. Archived January 8, 2014. (eng.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 New Horizons in Physics Prize. Archived January 8, 2014. (eng.)
- ↑ In the USA, the laureates of the largest scientific award have been announced.
- ↑ Breakthrough Prize
- ↑ Fundamental Physics Prize - News . Fundamental Physics Prize (2016). The appeal date is May 4, 2016.
- ↑ For the discovery of fiery “hair” at black holes, the “Nobel Prize” of Milner, Brin and Zuckerberg was awarded to Physics . Mail.ru The appeal date is December 5, 2016.
- ↑ Breakthrough Prize 2017
- ↑ SPECIAL BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AWARDED TO JOCELYN BELL BURNELL FOR DISCOVERY OF PULSARS. (eng.)
Links
- Official website of the award
- Award Winners Lectures
- Prize in Fundamental Physics / E. Yu. Merenkova // The Great Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 t.] / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov . - M .: The Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.