Ilya Lifshitz | |
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Илья Лифшиц | |
Born | Ilya Mikhailovich Lifshitz January 13, 1917 |
Died | October 23, 1982 | (aged 65)
Alma mater | University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute |
Known for | Lifshitz tails Lifshitz exponent Lifshitz–Kosevich formula Lifshitz transition Self-averaging spectral shift function supersolidity |
Awards | Lenin Prize Simon Memorial Prize (1961) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology Institute for Physical Problems |
Doctoral advisor | Lev Landau |
Doctoral students | Arnold Kosevich |
Ilya Mikhailovich Lifshitz (Ukrainian: Ілля́ Миха́йлович Лі́фшиць, Russian: Илья́ Миха́йлович Ли́фшиц; January 13, 1917 – October 23, 1982) was a leading Soviet theoretical physicist, brother of Evgeny Lifshitz. He is known for his works in solid-state physics, electron theory of metals, disordered systems, and the theory of polymers.[1][2]