Lev Landau

Lev Davidovich Landau (Russian: Лев Дави́дович Ланда́у; 22 January 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and made seminal contributions to all branches of physics. He is credited with laying the foundations of twentieth century condensed matter physics, and is also considered arguably the greatest Soviet theoretical physicist.

His accomplishments include the independent co-discovery of the density matrix method in quantum mechanics (alongside John von Neumann), the quantum mechanical theory of diamagnetism, the theory of superfluidity, the theory of second-order phase transitions, invention of order parameter technique, the Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity, the theory of Fermi liquids, the explanation of Landau damping in plasma physics, the Landau pole in quantum electrodynamics, the two-component theory of neutrinos, and Landau's equations for S-matrix singularities. He received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of a mathematical theory of superfluidity that accounts for the properties of liquid helium II at a temperature below 2.17 K (−270.98 °C).

Notable works: Course of Theoretical Physics, Landau theory, Landau damping, Landau distribution, Landau pole, Landau quantization, Landau–Squire jet, Landau–Levich problem Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Max Planck Medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Fritz London Award, Lenin Prize, Foreign Member of the Royal Society Education: Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University, Baku State University, Baku Polytechnicum

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