Journal of Physical Studies 19(4), Article 4002 [6 pages] (2015) DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.19.4002 NOBEL PRIZES IN QUANTUM MECHANICS: A STATISTICAL APPROACH Barde Nilesh{1}, Desai Suhas{2}, Bardapurkar Pranav{3} {1}Department of Physics, Badrinarayan Barwale Mahavidyalaya, Jalna, Maharashtra, India {2}Department of Physics, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India {*3}Department of Physics, S.N. Arts, D.J.M. Commerce \& B.N.S. Science College, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India {*}Corresponding author: pranavbardapurkar@yahoo.com

The present article presents a systematic overview of the Nobel Prize winners over the last 115 years in Physics, particularly one of its branches -- quantum mechanics, based on the data available over the same period. An attempt has been made to show the trend lines of the area of research in quantum mechanics in this period. Quarter-wise analysis of the prizewinners is also presented. Various factors such as beneficiary Universities, respective countries, and age factors of Nobel laureates are discussed. The results of statistical analysis are discussed in the light of the implications for novices, who have a keen interest to know more about the development of quantum theory.

PACS number(s): 03.65.-w

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