Matvei Petrovich Bronstein

and Soviet Theoretical Physics in the Thirties
1994
ISBN: 978-3-0348-0199-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

Reihe: Modern Birkhäuser Classics

The short life and tragic death of Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906-1938) may be seen as a symbol of the man's time and his country. One of the most remarkable features of Soviet history was the impressive advance of its physical sciences against the brutal and violent background of totalitarianism. Soviet advances in nuclear and space technology form an important part of world history. These achievements had their roots in the 1930s, when Bronstein's generation entered science. Among his friends were the famous physicists Lev Landau and George Gamow.

Bronstein worked in the vast field of theoretical physics, ranging from nuclear physics to astrophysics and from relativistic quantum theory to cosmology. His pioneering work on quantizing gravitation goes beyond the history of physics, because today the quantum theory of gravitation occupies a special place in fundamental physics.

Bronstein was also a master of scientific explanation thanks to his profound knowledge, enthusiasm as a teacher and a gift for literature. This enabled him to write popular science for children, the widest and most responsive group of readers. He became a writer with the help of his wife Lidiya Chukovskaya, known now as an outstanding writer and fighter for human rights.

Bronstein's life was closely intertwined with the social, historical and scientific context of one of the most tragic and intriguing periods of Russian history.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gorelik, Gennady

Gorelik, Gennady E.

Frenkel, Victor Ya.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Levina, Valentina M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.- Chapter 1 Childhood and Youth. Road to Science.- Chapter 2 In the Leningrad University (1926-1932).- Chapter 3 At the Leningrad Physicotechnical Institute.- Chapter 4 Hard Times for the Laws of Conservation and for Theoreticians.- Chapter 5 cGh-Physics in Bronstein's Life.- Chapter 6 Creative Personality.- Afterword.- Chronology.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Appendix 1.- Appendix 2. Photographs.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Gorelik, Gennady E.
Gennady E. Gorelik is Professor at the Boston University USA.

Frenkel, Victor Ya.
Victor Ya. Frenkel was Professor at the A.E.Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute in St.Petersburg, Russia.