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This year's Nobel Prize in physics is for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter. It honours people whose pioneering work began the ongoing realization of the crucial role that topology can play in condensed matter systems. The announcement says 'The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 is awarded with one half to David J. Thouless, University of Washington, Seattle and the other half to F. Duncan M. Haldane, Princeton University and J. Michael Kosterlitz, Brown University, Providence. Their discoveries have brought about breakthroughs in the theoretical understanding of condensed matter's mysteries and created new perspectives on the development of innovative materials.'
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