希格斯和恩格勒獲今年度諾貝爾物理獎
2013年10月8日![British physicist Peter Higgs (R) speaks with Belgium physicist Francois Englert at a press conference on July 4, 2012 at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) offices in Meyrin near Geneva. After a quest spanning nearly half a century, physicists said on July 4 they had found a new sub-atomic particle consistent with the Higgs boson which is believed to confer mass. Rousing cheers and a standing ovation broke out at the CERN after scientists presented data in their long search for the mysterious particle. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/GettyImages)](https://static.dw.com/image/17144479_800.webp)
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斯德哥爾摩
今年的諾貝爾物理獎授予英國人彼德‧希格斯(Peter Higgs)以及比利時人弗朗索瓦‧恩格勒(Francois Englert),以表彰他們對希格斯玻色子存在所做的預測。希格斯認為,該粒子對宇宙的形成具有重大意義,因此也被稱為"上帝粒子"。2012年歐洲核子中心(Cern)的粒子加速器證實了它的存在。現年84歲的希格斯與80歲的恩格勒早在上世紀六十年代就從理論上預言這一粒子的存在。諾貝爾物理獎的獎金約合92萬歐元。每年都在諾貝爾去世的日子即12月10日舉行頒獎儀式。