Evgeny Lifshitz facts for kids
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Evgeny Lifshitz
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Evgeny Mikhailovich Lifshitz
February 21, 1915 Kharkiv, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
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| Died | October 29, 1985 (aged 70) |
| Known for | Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation Landau–Lifshitz model BKL singularity Lifschitz point Course of Theoretical Physics |
| Awards | Lenin Prize |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Lev Landau |
| Doctoral students | Lev Pitaevskii |
Evgeny Mikhailovich Lifshitz ForMemRS (born February 21, 1915, in Kharkiv – died October 29, 1985, in Moscow) was a very important Soviet physicist. He was the brother of another famous physicist, Ilya Lifshitz.
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Evgeny Lifshitz's Amazing Work
Evgeny Lifshitz was born in Kharkiv, a city in what is now Ukraine. He became famous in the world of physics, especially for his ideas about general relativity. This is a big theory by Albert Einstein that explains how gravity works.
Understanding the Universe
Lifshitz worked on something called the BKL conjecture. This idea tries to understand what happens at the very center of a black hole or at the beginning of the universe during the Big Bang. It talks about a "singularity," which is a point where the rules of physics as we know them might break down. Scientists still think this is a very important puzzle to solve!
Famous Physics Books
One of Lifshitz's biggest achievements was co-writing a series of physics textbooks called Course of Theoretical Physics with another brilliant physicist, Lev Landau. These books were written for university students and scientists. They cover almost every part of physics. Even today, these books are still used and loved by students and researchers around the world.
Passing a Tough Test
Lifshitz was one of only 43 people ever to pass Landau's "Theoretical Minimum" examination. This was a super hard test created by Lev Landau to make sure his students knew a lot about physics. Passing it showed how incredibly smart Lifshitz was!
Discoveries in Physics
Lifshitz made many other important contributions to physics. For example, he helped calculate the Casimir effect. This is a tiny force that happens between objects that are very close together, even if they are not touching. It's caused by tiny energy fluctuations in empty space.
A special point in physics, called the Lifshitz point, is named after him. This name was given in 1975 to honor his work.
See also
- Landau–Lifshitz model
- Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation
- Landau–Lifshitz pseudotensor
- Landau–Lifshitz aeroacoustic equation
- Belinski–Khalatnikov–Lifshitz singularity
- Lifshitz theory of van der Waals force
- Ferromagnetic resonance
- Premelting
