Landau: The Physicist & the Man

Landau: The Physicist & the Man
Title Landau: The Physicist & the Man PDF eBook
Author J B J B Sykes
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 359
Release 2013-10-22
Genre Science
ISBN 1483286886

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The name of Lev Davidovich Landau is widely known as that of one of the greatest twentieth-century physicists. A brilliant teacher to those pupils he carefully chose, notoriously controversial in his outlook and opinions, the combination of his outstanding intellect and striking personality brought him almost legendary fame. This volume contains letters, papers and recollections by friends and pupils, describing Landau's views of science, culture and life, and provides the reader with a vivid portrait of a remarkable man.

Landau

Landau
Title Landau PDF eBook
Author A. Livanova
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 230
Release 2013-10-22
Genre Science
ISBN 1483285545

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A biography of Lev Landau, one of the greatest Soviet theoretical physicists, whose career was cut short by a catastrophic car accident in 1962 and who was still only sixty when he died six years later. He won the Nobel Prize 'for pioneering work on the theory of the condensed state of matter, particularly liquid helium'. But the book shows that Landau's characterisation of himself as 'one of the last of the universal men of theoretical physics' was fully justified. Clearly and concisely it describes his achievements in all areas of theoretical physics from hydrodynamics to the quantum theory of fields. Attention is also paid to his genius as a teacher and mentor of young scientists, and throughout the book the true humanity of the man is evident

Men of Physics

Men of Physics
Title Men of Physics PDF eBook
Author Lev Davidovich Landau
Publisher
Pages 216
Release 1965
Genre Low temperatures
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Men of Physics

Men of Physics
Title Men of Physics PDF eBook
Author D. ter Haar
Publisher
Pages 196
Release 1965
Genre Low temperatures
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Under the Spell of Landau

Under the Spell of Landau
Title Under the Spell of Landau PDF eBook
Author M. Shifman
Publisher World Scientific
Pages 560
Release 2013
Genre Science
ISBN 9814436577

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This invaluable collection of memoirs and reviews on scientific activities of the most prominent theoretical physicists belonging to the Landau School OCo Landau, Anselm, Gribov, Zeldovich, Kirzhnits, Migdal, Ter-Martirosyan and Larkin OCo are being published in English for the first time.The main goal is to acquaint readers with the life and work of outstanding Soviet physicists who, to a large extent, shaped theoretical physics in the 1950sOCo70s. Many intriguing details have remained unknown beyond the OC Iron CurtainOCO which was dismantled only with the fall of the USSR.

Men of Physics

Men of Physics
Title Men of Physics PDF eBook
Author Lev Davidovich Landau
Publisher
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Release 1965
Genre Low temperature plasmas
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Fluid Mechanics

Fluid Mechanics
Title Fluid Mechanics PDF eBook
Author L D Landau
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 556
Release 2013-09-03
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 1483161048

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Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition deals with fluid mechanics, that is, the theory of the motion of liquids and gases. Topics covered range from ideal fluids and viscous fluids to turbulence, boundary layers, thermal conduction, and diffusion. Surface phenomena, sound, and shock waves are also discussed, along with gas flow, combustion, superfluids, and relativistic fluid dynamics. This book is comprised of 16 chapters and begins with an overview of the fundamental equations of fluid dynamics, including Euler's equation and Bernoulli's equation. The reader is then introduced to the equations of motion of a viscous fluid; energy dissipation in an incompressible fluid; damping of gravity waves; and the mechanism whereby turbulence occurs. The following chapters explore the laminar boundary layer; thermal conduction in fluids; dynamics of diffusion of a mixture of fluids; and the phenomena that occur near the surface separating two continuous media. The energy and momentum of sound waves; the direction of variation of quantities in a shock wave; one- and two-dimensional gas flow; and the intersection of surfaces of discontinuity are also also considered. This monograph will be of interest to theoretical physicists.