# R3 | mistralai/mistral-small-2603 | run 1

## Prompt

Who was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, and for what? Cite your sources.

## Response

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Roger Penrose for proving that black holes are a direct consequence of general relativity, and jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for discovering a supermassive compact object—later identified as a black hole—at the center of our galaxy.

**Recipients and their contributions**
- **Roger Penrose**
  Received one half of the prize “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity.” [nobelprize.org](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2020/press-release)

- **Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez**
  Shared the other half “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.” Their decades-long astronomical observations tracked stars orbiting an invisible yet extremely heavy object at the Milky Way’s core. [nobelprize.org](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2020/summary)

What prompted the award?
The prize recognized groundbreaking research that established both the theoretical foundations for black holes and observational proof of a supermassive black hole in the galactic center. [kva.se](https://www.kva.se/app/uploads/2020/10/scibackfyen20.pdf)[nobelprize.org](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2020/advanced-information)

Would you like details on how each laureate’s work built on prior research?
