Lev Pitaevskii
Russian theoretical physicist (1933–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii (Russian: Лев Петро́вич Пита́евский [ˈlʲef pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈtajɪfskʲɪj]; 18 January 1933 – 23 August 2022)[1][2] was a Russian theoretical physicist, who made contributions to the theory of quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, low-temperature physics, plasma physics, and condensed matter physics. Together with his PhD supervisor Evgeny Lifshitz and with Vladimir Berestetskii, he was also the co-author of a few volumes of the influential Landau–Lifschitz Course of Theoretical Physics series. His academic status was professor.
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Lev Pitaevskii | |
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Лев Питаевский | |
Born | (1933-01-18)18 January 1933 |
Died | 23 August 2022(2022-08-23) (aged 89) Rovereto, Italy |
Alma mater | Saratov State University |
Known for | Gross–Pitaevskii equation, Superfluidity, Course of Theoretical Physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, University of Trento, Israel Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Evgeny Lifshitz |
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