Nikolay Umov

Nikolay Alekseevich Umov
Born(1846-01-23)January 23, 1846
Simbirsk, Simbirsk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 15, 1915(1915-01-15) (aged 68)
Moscow, Russian Empire
CitizenshipRussian Empire
Alma materMoscow State University
Known forDiscovering the Umov–Poynting vector concept and Umov effect
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsMoscow State University

Nikolay Alekseevich Umov (Russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич У́мов; January 23, 1846 – January 15, 1915) was a Russian physicist and mathematician known for discovering the concept of Umov-Poynting vector and Umov effect.