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| | Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » 2005 Physics Nobel Prize |
 | | If, however, citations reflect real influence and prizes ought to be awarded for influential work, the Nobel Committee should consider recognizing string theory and M theory, whose leading figures have been Green and Schwarz, the pioneers, and Witten, who extended their work. |
 | | Yeah, yeah totally biased and all, but the physics of complex systems is definitely one of the most exciting fields of modern theoretical physics and it would be a fine idea, in my opinion, to recognize some pioneers in the arena. |
 | | Prizes are not given for unprooved theories, so nothing for Witten, but I have to mention Linde and Co. for inflation theory. |
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