Lev Okun | |
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Лев Окунь | |
| Born | 7 July 1929 |
| Died | 23 November 2015 (aged 86) |
| Education | Moscow Mechanical Institute |
| Known for | Coining "hadron" ITEP sum rules Mirror matter Okun–Pomeranchuk theorem Sakata-Okun model Eta meson |
| Awards | Bruno Pontecorvo Prize (1996) Matteucci Medal (1988) Landau Gold Medal (2002) Pomeranchuk Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
Lev Borisovich Okun (Russian: Лев Борисович Окунь; 7 July 1929 – 23 November 2015) was a Soviet theoretical physicist. He is known for his contributions to particle physics and quantum chromodynamics. He coined the term hadron.