How Is Thouless Pronounced in the Context of the Nobel Prize Announcement?

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The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2016 was awarded to David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, and J. Michael Kosterlitz for their theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter. This recognition highlights the significance of their work on the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition and Haldane chains, which are pivotal in understanding exotic states of matter. The award reflects the growing importance of topological insulators, a hot topic in contemporary physics, as experimental results have emerged in recent years.

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  • Knowledge of Haldane chains and their implications in condensed matter physics
  • Basic grasp of the significance of topological insulators
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  • Study the advanced scientific background article provided by the Nobel Committee on the 2016 Physics Prize
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  • Investigate the implications of the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in two-dimensional systems
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  • #31
isnt topology just pure maths?
 
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  • #32
Joel94 said:
isnt topology just pure maths?
See the second link in post #4.
 
  • #33
Joel94 said:
isnt topology just pure maths?

What does that even mean?

Zz.
 
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atyy said:
Barry Barish! But I'd be delighted if Rainer Weiss won since I showed him how to align an experiment :p

BTW, how does one pronounce "Thouless"?

Does it rhyme with "toe", or with "thou" meaning "you" in old English?
I orginally thought that the answer @vanhees71 gave was correct, but It just occurred to me today that there are a couple of different "th" sounds. The "th" in "thought" and "thaw" is slightly different from the "th" in "those" and "thou". The "th" in "Thouless" is pronounced like the "th" in "thought" and "thaw".
 

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