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Nobel Prize 2019
Physics
KISHAN J PRAJAPATI
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
M. G. SCIENCE INSTITUTE
AHMEDABAD
Noble Prize
Awarded for : Outstanding contributions for humanity in chemistry,
literature, peace, physics, and physiology or medicine
Country : Sweden ( all prizes except the Peace Prize )
Norway ( Peace Prize only )
Presented by : Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute (Physiology or
Medicine)
Norwegian Nobel Committee (Peace)
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Chemistry, Economic
Sciences, Physics)
Swedish Academy (Literature)
First awarded : 1901; 119 year ago
Nobel Prize
Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded byThe Royal Swedish Academy
of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Physics prizes: 113
• Physics laureates: 213
• Awarded women: 3
• Youngest laureate: 25 (age)
• Oldest laureate: 96 (age)
Physics laureates
2019
Physics
laureates
James Peebles
Michel Mayor
Didier Queloz
James Peebles
• Born : 25 April, 1935
• Birthplace : Winnipeg, Canada
• Education : University of Manitoba(BS)
Princeton University(MS, PhD)
• Fields : Theoretical Physics
Physical Cosmology
• Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University,
USA
• Prize motivation: "for theoretical discoveries in physical
cosmology."
• Prize share: 1/2
James Peebles
• 1958 : Started Ph.D. (Princeton University)
• 1965 : Assistant Professor
• 1972 : Full Professor
• 1984 : Albert Einstein Professor
• 2000 : Professor Emeritus
• Contribution : Cosmic inflation
Understanding Dark Energy.
CMB
Big
Bang
Temperature
decreases
Universe became
transparent for
light.
1978 : Nobel Prize
• Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson
won Nobel Prize of 1978.
• Working at Bell Lab accidently
detected radiation(1965).
James Prediction
• The first peak shows that the
universe is geometrically flat,
i.e. two parallel lines will never
meet.
• The second peak shows that
ordinary matter is just 5% of the
matter and energy in the
universe.
• The third peak shows that 26%
of the universe consists of dark
matter.
Michel Mayor
• Born : 12 January, 1942
• Birthplace : Lausanne, Switzerland
• Education : University of Lausanne(MS)
University of Geneva(PhD)
• Fields : Astrophysics
• Affiliation at the time of the award: University of
Geneva, Switzerland
• Prize motivation: "for the discovery of an exoplanet
orbiting a solar-type star."
• Prize share: 1/4
Michel Mayor
• 1971 : Completed Ph.D.
• 1971 : Worked as Research associated
• 1984 : Associate Professor
• 1998 : Director of Observatory of Geneva
• 2007 : Retired
• Contribution : Exoplanets
Double Star
Didier Queloz
• Born : 23 February, 1966
• Birthplace : Switzerland
• Education : University of Geneva(MS, DEA, PhD)
• Fields : Astronomy
• Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Geneva,
Switzerland & University of Cambridge, UK
• Prize motivation: "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-
type star."
• Prize share: 1/4
Didier Queloz
• 1995 : Completed Ph.D.
• 1995 : Professor at University of Geneva
• 2013 : Professor at Cambridge University
• Contribution : Exoplanet
Previous Work
• Gordon Walker at The University of British Columbia including Bruce
Campbell.
• Gerhard Herzberg advised to use HF.
• Used CFHT
• Geoffrey Marcy and Paul Butler used I2 in Echelle spectrograph.
Mayor and Queloz
51 Pegasi b
After Work
• 2006 : Corot
• 2009 : Kepler
• 2018 : TESS
• October 2019 : 4118 (3063 + 699 ) exoplanet in Milky Way
Thank You
Kishan J Prajapati
Physics Department
M. G. Science Institute
Ahmedabad

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Nobel prize in physics 2019

  • 1. Nobel Prize 2019 Physics KISHAN J PRAJAPATI PHYSICS DEPARTMENT M. G. SCIENCE INSTITUTE AHMEDABAD
  • 2. Noble Prize Awarded for : Outstanding contributions for humanity in chemistry, literature, peace, physics, and physiology or medicine Country : Sweden ( all prizes except the Peace Prize ) Norway ( Peace Prize only ) Presented by : Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute (Physiology or Medicine) Norwegian Nobel Committee (Peace) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Chemistry, Economic Sciences, Physics) Swedish Academy (Literature) First awarded : 1901; 119 year ago
  • 3. Nobel Prize Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded byThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. • Physics prizes: 113 • Physics laureates: 213 • Awarded women: 3 • Youngest laureate: 25 (age) • Oldest laureate: 96 (age)
  • 5. James Peebles • Born : 25 April, 1935 • Birthplace : Winnipeg, Canada • Education : University of Manitoba(BS) Princeton University(MS, PhD) • Fields : Theoretical Physics Physical Cosmology • Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University, USA • Prize motivation: "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology." • Prize share: 1/2
  • 6. James Peebles • 1958 : Started Ph.D. (Princeton University) • 1965 : Assistant Professor • 1972 : Full Professor • 1984 : Albert Einstein Professor • 2000 : Professor Emeritus • Contribution : Cosmic inflation Understanding Dark Energy.
  • 8. 1978 : Nobel Prize • Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson won Nobel Prize of 1978. • Working at Bell Lab accidently detected radiation(1965).
  • 9. James Prediction • The first peak shows that the universe is geometrically flat, i.e. two parallel lines will never meet. • The second peak shows that ordinary matter is just 5% of the matter and energy in the universe. • The third peak shows that 26% of the universe consists of dark matter.
  • 10. Michel Mayor • Born : 12 January, 1942 • Birthplace : Lausanne, Switzerland • Education : University of Lausanne(MS) University of Geneva(PhD) • Fields : Astrophysics • Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Geneva, Switzerland • Prize motivation: "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star." • Prize share: 1/4
  • 11. Michel Mayor • 1971 : Completed Ph.D. • 1971 : Worked as Research associated • 1984 : Associate Professor • 1998 : Director of Observatory of Geneva • 2007 : Retired • Contribution : Exoplanets Double Star
  • 12. Didier Queloz • Born : 23 February, 1966 • Birthplace : Switzerland • Education : University of Geneva(MS, DEA, PhD) • Fields : Astronomy • Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Geneva, Switzerland & University of Cambridge, UK • Prize motivation: "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar- type star." • Prize share: 1/4
  • 13. Didier Queloz • 1995 : Completed Ph.D. • 1995 : Professor at University of Geneva • 2013 : Professor at Cambridge University • Contribution : Exoplanet
  • 14. Previous Work • Gordon Walker at The University of British Columbia including Bruce Campbell. • Gerhard Herzberg advised to use HF. • Used CFHT • Geoffrey Marcy and Paul Butler used I2 in Echelle spectrograph.
  • 17. After Work • 2006 : Corot • 2009 : Kepler • 2018 : TESS • October 2019 : 4118 (3063 + 699 ) exoplanet in Milky Way
  • 18. Thank You Kishan J Prajapati Physics Department M. G. Science Institute Ahmedabad