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| Born | Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov 17 October 1919 Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | 9 January 2021 (aged 101) Chernogolovka, Russia |
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| Fields | Physics |
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| Doctoral advisor | Lev Landau |
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov ForMemRS (Ukrainian: Ісаа́к Ма́ркович Хала́тников, Russian: Исаак Маркович Халатников; 17 October 1919 – 9 January 2021) was a leading Soviet theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to many areas of theoretical physics, including general relativity, quantum field theory, as well as the theory of quantum liquids. He is well known for his role in developing the Landau-Khalatnikov theory of superfluidity and the so-called BKL conjecture in the general theory of relativity.