Abstract

RAPOSO, Ernesto P.; GOMES, Anderson S. L.  and  ARAUJO, Cid B. de. THE 2021 PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZE AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX PHYSICAL SYSTEMS. Momento [online]. 2022, n.64, pp.1-10.  Epub Apr 18, 2022. ISSN 0121-4470.  https://doi.org/10.15446/mo.n64.100335.

The 2021 Physics Nobel Prize was awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi for their "groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems." Here we review some of the ideas and results which served as the scientific basis to the award. We also comment on the works by our research group on the complex systems properties of random lasers and random fiber lasers.

Keywords : complex systems; climate physics; spin glasses; replica symmetry breaking; random lasers.

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