Nobel Prize and the contribution of Ukrainian scientists to the understanding of quantum phenomena, in particular the behavior of macroscopic quantum systems
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025, John Clarke, John Martinis, Michel Devoret, macroscopic quantum tunneling, quantum technologies.Abstract
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 has been awarded to three researchers: British John Clarke, American John Martinis, and French Michel Devoret for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”. As noted in a press release from the Nobel Committee, “this year’s Nobel Prize laureates conducted experiments with an electrical circuit in which they demonstrated both quantum mechanical tunnelling and quantised energy levels in a system big enough to be held in the hand.” Their achievements “have provided opportunities for developing the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors”. The article shows in a historical context the role of earlier research by various scientists, including employees of the B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the NAS of Ukraine, who obtained pioneering results in this field.
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Turutanov O.G. Nobel Prize and the contribution of Ukrainian scientists to the understanding of quantum phenomena, in particular the behavior of macroscopic quantum systems (Nobel Prize in Physics 2025). Visn. Nac. Akad. Nauk Ukr. 2025. (12): 20—30. https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2025.12.020
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