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Prix Félix-Robin

Prix Félix-Robin is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Prix Félix-Robin rather than just read about it. In short: The Prix Félix-Robin is a prize awarded by the Société française de physique to reward a physicist for a career’s work. The prize originated from the will of the engineer Félix Robin.

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Reference excerpt

The Prix Félix-Robin is a prize awarded by the Société française de physique to reward a physicist for a career’s work. The prize originated from the will of the engineer Félix Robin. He donated money aimed at rewarding remarkable scientific work carried out by a Frenchman in France. The prize was first awarded in 1922.

Laureates Institut d'optique (1917) Maurice de Broglie (1922) Jean Cabannes (1924) F. Croze (1926) Antonin Andant (1928) D. Chalonge (1930) Étienne Hirsch (1931) G. Foex (1932) A. Dauvillier (1934) Henri Adolphe Gondet (1936) Louis Néel (1938) Jean-Paul Mathieu (1940) Louis Leprince-Ringuet (1942) Albert Arnulf (1944) Alfred Kastler (1946) Gaston Dupouy (1948) Henri Bizette (1950) Jacques Yvon (1952) Jean Brossel (1954) Georges-Albert Boutry (1956) Pierre Biquard (1958) Maurice Lévy (1959) Pierre Dufieux (1960) Serge Nikitine (1961) Maurice Françon (1962) Jacques Friedel (1963) L. Weill (1964) Raimond Castaing (1965) Michel Soutif (1966) Jacques Thirion (1967) Claude Bloch (1968) Ionel Solomon (1969) André Herpin (1970) Evry Schatzman (1971) Vittorio Luzzati (1972) Charles Peyrou (1973) Pierre Aigrain (1974) Louis Michel (1975) Jacques Prentki (1976) Bernard Cagnac (1977) Henri Benoit (1978) Jean-Louis Steinberg (1979) Bernard Jacrot (1980) Marianne Lambert (1981) Marc Lefort (1982) Pierre Marin (1983) Jacques des Cloizeaux (1984) James Lequeux (1985) Claude Mercier (1986) Gérard Mainfray (1987) Claude Itzykson (1988) Sidney Leach (1989) Bernard Jancovici (1990) Claude Benoit à la Guillaume (1991) André Samain (1992) Georges Amsel (1993) Yves Petroff (1994) Pierre Bareyre (1995) Jean-Michel Besson (1996) Alain Omont (1997) Anne-Marie Levelut (1998) Michel Spiro (1999) François Ducastelle (2000) Jacques Haissinsky (2001) Jacques Bauche (2002) Dominique Levesque (2003) Liliane Léger (2004) Michel Lannoo (2005) Claude Boccara (2006) Jean-Eudes Augustin (2007) Rémi Jullien (2008) Mikhail Dyakonov (2009) Élisabeth Giacobino (2010) Henri Godfrin (2011) Jean-Pierre Lasota (2012) Jean-Pierre Gauyacq (2013) Sydney Galès (2014) Pawel Pieranski (2015)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Prix Félix-Robin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Prix Félix-Robin claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Prix Félix-Robin before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Prix Félix-Robin ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Prix Félix-Robin

In research: Prix Félix-Robin appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Prix Félix-Robin in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Prix Félix-Robin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics French science and technology awards, Physics awards, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Prix Félix-Robin outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Prix Félix-Robin in simple terms?

The Prix Félix-Robin is a prize awarded by the Société française de physique to reward a physicist for a career’s work. The prize originated from the will of the engineer Félix Robin.

Why does Prix Félix-Robin matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Prix Félix-Robin?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Prix Félix-Robin.