Igor M. Ternov | |
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| Born | 11 November 1921 |
| Died | April 12, 1996 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | codiscovering of the Sokolov–Ternov effect, Dynamic Character of the Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment and Quantum Fluctuations of Electron Trajectories in Accelerators. |
| Awards | USSR State Prize (1976) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Moscow State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Arsenij Sokolov |
Igor Mikhailovich Ternov (Russian: И́горь Миха́йлович Терно́в; November 11, 1921 – April 12, 1996) was a Russian theoretical physicist, known for discovery of new quantum effects in microscopic particle motion such as Dynamic Character of the Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment, the Effect of Radiative Polarization of Electrons and Positrons in a Magnetic Field, and Quantum Fluctuations of Electron Trajectories in Accelerators.[1]