Who Will Be Awarded the Nobel for QCD Now that Murray Gell-Mann Has Died?

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Murray Gell-Mann, the renowned physicist known for his work in particle physics and quantum chromodynamics (QCD), has passed away at the age of 89. His contributions to the classification of elementary particles earned him a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1969. The discussion reflects on the hope that Gell-Mann would eventually receive a Nobel for QCD, which now cannot happen. While some argue that the Nobel has been indirectly awarded for QCD through the recognition of others like Gross and Wilczek, there is debate over who should be considered the "father" of QCD, with names like Fritzsch, Nambu, Wilson, and Weinberg mentioned. The conversation highlights the complexity of attributing credit in scientific advancements and the rarity of double Nobel Prizes.
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According to the Twitterverse, the great physicist Murray Gell-Mann has died. I had hoped that, eventually, a Nobel would be awarded for the theory of QCD (quantum chromodynamics). Now that can't happen.
 
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From the Santa Fe institute: Murray Gell-Mann passes away at 89
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I had hoped that, eventually, a Nobel would be awarded for the theory of QCD (quantum chromodynamics). Now that can't happen.
He got a Nobel Prize "for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions."
Double Nobel Prizes are extremely rare, and apart from Curie (1903, 1911) they have only been given for outstanding work in two very different disciplines.
 
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George Jones said:
I had hoped that, eventually, a Nobel would be awarded for the theory of QCD (quantum chromodynamics). Now that can't happen.

Hasn't it sort of already happened (Gross and Wilcek)? And who is the father of QCD? Fritzsch? Nambu? Wilson? Weinberg? (75% of whom already got the Nobel) What about the people who fleshed it out as a theory? People like Bjorken, Soper, Ellis, Collins and Sterman?
 

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