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Fradkin, Efim Samoilovich

Efim Samoilovich Fradkin ( February 24, 1924 , Shchedrin , Belorussian SSR - May 25, 1999 , Moscow ) - Soviet and Russian physicist, specialist in elementary particle theory , quantum field theory and quantum statistics , academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1990).

Efim Samoilovich Fradkin
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Date of BirthFebruary 24, 1924 ( 1924-02-24 )
Place of BirthShchedrin , Belorussian SSR
Date of deathMay 25, 1999 ( 1999-05-25 ) (aged 75)
Place of deathMoscow , Russia
A country
Scientific fieldquantum field theory
Place of workLPI
Academic degreeDoctor of physico-mathematical sciences ( 1960 )
Academic rankAcademician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR ( 1990 )
supervisorV. L. Ginsburg [1]
Awards and prizes
Order of the Red Banner of LaborOrder of the Red StarOrder of the Badge of Honor
Stalin Prize - 1953

He participated in the creation of the Soviet hydrogen bomb [2] [3] . He was one of the most cited physicists of the USSR and Russia [4] . In the works of E. S. Fradkin, I. A. Batalin and G. A. Vilkovysky , B. L. Voronov and I. V. Tyutin, a universal method for quantizing general gauge theories was developed [5] .

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Stages of Biography

  • Since 1948 he worked at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences .
  • In 1951 he defended the dissertation of the candidate a fiz.-floor-mat. sciences.
  • In 1960 he defended the thesis of Doctor of Physics and Mathematics. sciences.
  • On November 24, 1970, he was elected a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in the Department of Nuclear Physics.
  • December 15, 1990 was elected an academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences in the Department of Nuclear Physics.
  • He died on May 25, 1999, was buried in Moscow at the Troekurovsky cemetery [6] .

Rewards

  • Stalin Prize (1953)
  • I. Tamm Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1980) for a series of works "Functional methods in quantum field theory and statistics"
  • Dirac Medal (1988) [7]
  • Gold Medal named after A. D. Sakharov RAS (1996) for a series of works on quantum field theory

Bibliography

  • D.M. Gitman, E.S. Fradkin, Sh. M. Schwartzman . Quantum electrodynamics with unstable vacuum. - M .: Nauka, 1991
  • ES Fradkin, M. Ya. Palchik . Conformal Quantum Field Theory in D-dimensions, Dordrecht, Kluwer, 1996
  • E.S. Fradkin. Selected works on theoretical physics. - M .: Nauka, 2007

Notes

  1. ↑ Ginzburg Vitaliy Lazarevich
  2. ↑ Hellish creation of academician Sakharov // KP.RU
  3. ↑ RopNet Internet Service Provider
  4. ↑ Citation Index of Russian Scientists / Science / Nezavisimaya Gazeta
  5. ↑ Exclusive details of the trial launch of the Large Hadron Collider | Nanotechnology Nanonewsnet
  6. ↑ Tomb of E.S. Fradkina at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow
  7. ↑ Dirac Medallists 1988 - ICTP Portal

Literature

  • Hramov Yu. A. Fradkin Efim Samoilovich // Physicists: Biographical Reference / Ed. A.I. Akhiezer . - Ed. 2nd, rev. and add. - M .: Nauka , 1983 .-- S. 280 .-- 400 p. - 200,000 copies. (in per.)
  • Igor A. Batalin, C. Isham, GA Vilkovisky (editors): Quantum field theory and quantum statistics. Essays in honor of the 60. Birthday of ES Fradkin. 2 vol. Bristol, Hilger, 1987
  • Fradkin Efim Samoilovich // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.

Links

  • Efim Samoilovich Fradkin in the journal Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk
  • Obituary
  • Isaac Weinshelboim The Fradkin Phenomenon // The Hebrew Word, No. 24 (584), 2012
  • Profile of Yefim Samoilovich Fradkin on the official website of the RAS
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fradkin_Efim_Samoilovich&oldid=89853886


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