Lev Landau Scientist

Lev Davidovich Landau (Russian: Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у; IPA: [lʲɛv dɐˈvidəvʲitɕ lɐnˈdaʊ] (13px ); January 22 [O.S. January 9] 1908 – April 1, 1968) was a prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. His accomplishments include the independent co-discovery of the density matrix method in quantum mechanics (alongside John von Neumann), the quantum mechanical theory of diamagnetism, the theory of superfluidity, the theory of second-order phase transitions, the Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity, the theory of Fermi liquid, the explanation of Landau damping in plasma physics, the Landau pole in quantum electrodynamics, the two-component theory of neutrinos, and Landau's equations for S matrix singularities. He received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of a mathematical theory of superfluidity that accounts for the properties of liquid helium II at a temperature below 2.17 K (−270.98 °C).

Personal facts

Birth date	January 22, 1908
Birth name	Lev Davidovich Landau
Birth place	Baku , Russian Empire
Citizenship	Soviet Union
Date of death	April 01, 1968
Place of death	Moscow , Soviet Union
Residence	Soviet Union
Education	Saint Petersburg State University Ioffe Institute Baku State University

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Scientist

awards	USSR State Prize Max Planck Medal Nobel Prize in Physics
doctoral student	Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov
Field of study	Theoretical physics
notable student	Evgeny Lifshitz