Q. Which of the following statement about Boltzmann Medal is/are correct?
1. It is awarded by the Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).
2. The award is given only once to a person and on the condition that person has won the Nobel prize.
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About Boltzmann Medal:
Initiated in: 1975.
Awarded by: The Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).
Award conditions: The award is given to physicists that obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics.
- The award is given only once to a person and on the condition that person has not won the Nobel prize so far.
Note: Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist and philosopher. His greatest achievements were the development of statistical mechanics and the statistical explanation of the second law of thermodynamics.
About Professor Deepak’s achievement: He has been given the award for his seminal contributions to several areas of statistical physics. Some highlights are exact solutions of self-organized criticality models, inter-facial growth, and universal long-time relaxation in disordered magnetic systems among others.
Source: Chemistry and related aspects
