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Physics of 2D exotic matter wins Nobel

Nature volume 538, page 18 (2016)Cite this article

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British-born theorists recognized for work on topological phases.

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  • 04 October 2016

    Comment from Immanuel Bloch, and a more detailed explanation of how the concept of topology relates to the Nobel winners' work, has been added.

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  1. Elizabeth Gibney
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Gibney, E., Castelvecchi, D. Physics of 2D exotic matter wins Nobel. Nature 538, 18 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.20722

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