David James Thouless

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_James_Thouless
GPTKB entity
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David James Thouless
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topological phases of matter
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 2016
theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter
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