Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg. 4 October 1916 - 8 November 2009

Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg played a leading role in many different aspects of theoretical physics during the Soviet era and after the dismantling of the Soviet Union in 1991. His research contributions were of the highest order, spanning a vast range of topics in theoretical physics and culminating...

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Published in:Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society 2011-01, Vol.57, p.129-146
Main Author: Longair, Malcolm S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Awards
Cosmic rays
Electrons
Helium
Memoirs
Physics
Quantum mechanics
Radio astronomy
Superconductivity
Synchrotron radiation
Theoretical physics
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Summary:Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg played a leading role in many different aspects of theoretical physics during the Soviet era and after the dismantling of the Soviet Union in 1991. His research contributions were of the highest order, spanning a vast range of topics in theoretical physics and culminating in the award of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov and Anthony Leggett, for pioneering studies of superconductivity and superfluidity.
ISSN:0080-4606
1748-8494
DOI:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0002