The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 has been awarded "for the discovery of ______"?
Correct answer: C. Both A & B
- A. Black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity
- B. Of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of these
Explanation
The 2020 Physics Nobel recognised Roger Penrose’s work showing that black-hole formation follows from general relativity, and Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez’s discovery of the supermassive compact object at the Milky Way’s centre. Thus both statements describe the awarded discoveries.
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