Scientists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger win the Nobel Prize in Physics

He Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect from France, John Clauser from the United States and Anton Zeilinger from Austria for their discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.

The trio were awarded for their pioneering work on “quantum entanglement,” a mechanism in which two quantum particles are perfectly correlated, independent of the distance between them, the jury announced in a statement.

Each of the laureates “carried out innovative experiments using quantum entangled states, in which two particles behave as a unit even when separated,” the jury noted.

He said his results “paved the way for new technologies based on quantum information.”

The three, who will share the 10 million Swedish kronor ($901,500) prize, will receive the award from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of scientist Alfred Nobel, who he created the prizes in his will.

Last year, the academy honored Japanese American Syukuro Manabe and German Klaus Hasselmann for their research on climate models, while Italian Giorgio Parisi also won for their work on the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems.

The Nobel season will continue on Wednesday with the announcement of the Chemistry prize, followed by the most anticipated Literature prize on Thursday and Peace prize on Friday.