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The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for research on neutrino oscillations, a significant development in experimental neutrino physics. The announcement was made online, with discussions highlighting the importance of this work and its historical context. Participants expressed excitement about the prize, acknowledging the contributions of various scientists involved in the neutrino project, including Dr. Art McDonald and Dr. Takaaki Kajita. Some expressed disappointment that other significant contributions, such as Vera Rubin's work on dark matter, were overlooked. The conversation also touched on the implications of the prize for understanding neutrino masses and the scientific community's views on Lorentz-violating neutrino oscillations. While some participants reflected on their personal connections to the field and past experiences with notable physicists, others debated the technical aspects of neutrino mass and the validity of existing theories. Overall, the discussion underscored the significance of the Nobel Prize in acknowledging foundational work in neutrino research and its ongoing relevance in physics.
  • #31
No Chinese (from mainland) has got the award( in physics), that's a pity.

Nevertheless Tu Youyou got the Noble(in nature science), and becomes the 1st Chinese
 
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  • #32
Could this discovery answer any questions about ageing ?
 
  • #33
Neutrino oscillations (=this topic)? No.

The nobel prize in chemistry for DNA repair? Sure.
 
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  • #34
dodonaomik said:
No Chinese (from mainland) has got the award( in physics), that's a pity.

TD Lee, CS Wu and CN Yang were all born on the mainland.
 
  • #35
One thing that has me puzzled about the Miniboone experiment, which refuted the implication of a 4th neutrino species in the LSND data, is why they didn't use exactly the same energy, and distance to the detector, as were employed in the LSND experiment? It seems like that would be the ultimate check on the LSND results.
 

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