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Encyclopedia > Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly L. Ginzburg
Born October 4, 1916 (1916-10-04) (age 90)
Flag of Russia Moscow, Imperial Russia
Residence USSR, Russia
Nationality Russian
Field Physicist
Institutions P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute
Alma mater Moscow State University
Academic advisor   Igor Tamm
Notable students   <please insert>
Known for Plasmas, superfluidity
Notable prizes Nobel Prize in Physics (2003)
Wolf Prize in Physics (1994/95)
Religion Atheist, Jewish background

Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (Russian: Виталий Лазаревич Гинзбург; born October 4, 1916 in Moscow) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) theoretical physicist and astrophysicist, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the successor to Igor Tamm as head of the Department of Theoretical Physics of Academy's physics institute (FIAN). October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Articles with similar titles include physician, a person who practices medicine. ... The Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian research institute specializing in physics. ... Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский государственный университет имени М.Ð’.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... Igor Tamm. ... A plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. ... Superfluidity is a phase of matter characterised by the complete absence of viscosity. ... Image File history File links Nobel. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Past winners of the Wolf Prize in Physics: 1978 Chien-Shiung Wu 1979 George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Giuseppe Occhialini 1980 Michael E. Fisher, Leo P. Kadanoff, Kenneth G. Wilson 1981 Freeman J. Dyson, Gerard t Hooft, Victor F. Weisskopf 1982 Leon M. Lederman, Martin M. Perl 1983/4 Erwin L. Hahn... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Theoretical physics employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics, as opposed to experimental processes, in an attempt to understand nature. ... Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... Igor Tamm. ... The Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian research institute specializing in physics. ...


Life and work

He graduated from the Physics Faculty of Moscow State University in 1938, defended candidate's (Ph.D.) dissertation in 1940 and doctor's dissertation in 1942. Since 1940 up to present time (as of 2004) he works in the P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow. Among his achievements are a partially phenomenological theory of superconductivity (Ginzburg-Landau theory), developed with Landau in 1950, the theory of electromagnetic wave propagation in plasmas such as the ionosphere, and a theory of the origin of cosmic radiation. In the 1950s he played a key role in the development of the Soviet hydrogen bomb. Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский государственный университет имени М.Ð’.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian research institute specializing in physics. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Use of the word phenomenology in modern science is described in the separate article phenomenology (science). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor, cooled with liquid nitrogen. ... In physics, Ginzburg-Landau theory is a mathematical theory used to model superconductivity. ... Lev Davidovich Landau (Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у) (January 22, 1908 – April 1, 1968) was a prominent Soviet physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics whose broad field of work included the theory of superconductivity and superfluidity, quantum electrodynamics, nuclear physics and particle physics. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Electromagnetic radiation is a propagating wave in space with electric and magnetic components. ... A plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. ... Relationship of the atmosphere and ionosphere The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. ... Cosmic rays can loosely be defined as energetic particles originating outside of the Earth. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ...


Honors

Stalin Prize medal State Prize medal The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lenin Prize (Russian: &#1051;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1080;&#1085;&#1089;&#1082;&#1072;&#1103; &#1087;&#1088;&#1077;&#769;&#1084;&#1080;&#1103;) was one of the highest awards in the Soviet Union. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Gold Medal awarded to Asaph Hall The Gold Medal is the highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Past winners of the Wolf Prize in Physics: 1978 Chien-Shiung Wu 1979 George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Giuseppe Occhialini 1980 Michael E. Fisher, Leo P. Kadanoff, Kenneth G. Wilson 1981 Freeman J. Dyson, Gerard t Hooft, Victor F. Weisskopf 1982 Leon M. Lederman, Martin M. Perl 1983/4 Erwin L. Hahn... The Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexei Alexeevich Abrikosov (&#1040;&#1083;&#1077;&#1082;&#1089;&#1077;&#1081; &#1040;&#1083;&#1077;&#1082;&#1089;&#1077;&#1077;&#1074;&#1080;&#1095; &#1040;&#1073;&#1088;&#1080;&#1082;&#1086;&#1089;&#1086;&#1074;) (born June 25, 1928, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR.) is a Russian theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field... Sir Anthony James Leggett, KBE, FRS, (born March 26, 1938 in Camberwell, London, England), is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ...

External links

  • Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Autobiography in English at Nobelprize.org
  • Ginzburg's homepage
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • (Russian) Biography
Persondata
NAME Ginzburg, Vitaly L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Russian Physicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow, Imperial Russia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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