Aleksandr (Oleksandr) Akhiezer | |
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Олександр Ілліч Ахієзер | |
| Born | October 31, 1911 |
| Died | May 4, 2000 (aged 88) |
| Education | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Theoretical physicist, university lecturer, nuclear physicist |
| Known for | Akhiezer mechanism |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | Lev Landau |
| Doctoral students | Mykola Shulga Dmytro Volvov |
Aleksandr (Oleksandr) Ilyich Akhiezer (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Іллі́ч Ахіє́зер, Russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Ахие́зер; 18 (31) October 1911 – May 4, 2000) was a Soviet and Ukrainian theoretical physicist, known for contributions to numerous branches of theoretical physics, including quantum electrodynamics, nuclear physics, solid state physics, quantum field theory, and the theory of plasma.[1][2] He was the brother of the mathematician Naum Akhiezer.