Biography:Lev Landau
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| Lev Landau | |
| Born | 22 January 1908 Baku, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 April 1968 Moscow, Soviet Union
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| Known for | Landau theory; Fermi liquid theory; superfluidity; Landau levels; phase transitions |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1962) |
Lev Landau (22 January 1908 - 1 April 1968) was a Soviet theoretical physicist whose work influenced condensed matter physics, quantum mechanics, statistical physics, nuclear physics, and field theory. He received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for theories of condensed matter, especially liquid helium.[1]
Landau developed powerful theoretical frameworks for phase transitions, superfluidity, Fermi liquids, diamagnetism, and collective behavior in many-particle systems. His textbook series with Evgeny Lifshitz became one of the defining references of theoretical physics.
Quantum matter
Landau's work is central to quantum statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics. Landau levels describe the quantized motion of charged particles in a magnetic field, while Fermi liquid theory explains interacting fermions in metals and helium-3.
His approach to phase transitions and order parameters helped shape later discussions of quantum phase transitions, critical behavior, and collective excitations in matter.
See also
- Physics:Quantum Statistical mechanics
- Physics:Quantum phase transition
- Physics:Quantum critical point
- Physics:Quantum Fermi surfaces
References
- ↑ "Lev Landau - Biographical". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1962/landau/biographical/.
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