Which topic would earn BoThe Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954?
General relativity
Quantum mechanics
Coincidence methods
Atomic structure
Answer
Coincidence methods is the topic that would earn BoThe Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954. This method was used by Bothe and his colleagues to detect particles, such as gamma rays, that are too energetic to be detected by other methods. Coincidence methods are still used today in particle physics experiments.
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