Landau: The Physicist & the Man :Recollections of L D Landau

Publication subTitle :Recollections of L D Landau

Author: Sykes   J B;Khalatnikov   I. M.  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781483286884

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080363837

Subject: K81 Biography;K82 China;O4 Physics;TK Energy and Power Engineering

Keyword: 物理学,机械、仪表工业,能源与动力工程,传记

Language: ENG

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Description

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.

Chapter

Chapter 3. Recollections of L. D. Landau

Chapter 3. Recollections of L. D. Landau

Chapter 4. Teacher and friend

Chapter 4. Teacher and friend

Chapter 5. Dau In the thirties

Chapter 5. Dau In the thirties

Chapter 6. The Leningrad period in the life of young Professor Landau

Chapter 6. The Leningrad period in the life of young Professor Landau

Chapter 7. Studies on elementary particles

Chapter 7. Studies on elementary particles

Chapter 8. Landau

Chapter 8. Landau

References

References

Chapter 9. The passionate sobriety of youth

Chapter 9. The passionate sobriety of youth

Chapter 10. If all the scientists in theworld

Chapter 10. If all the scientists in theworld

Chapter 11. Landau through a pupil's eyes

Chapter 11. Landau through a pupil's eyes

Chapter 12. Some meetings with L. D. Landau

Chapter 12. Some meetings with L. D. Landau

Chapter 13. Landau and others

Chapter 13. Landau and others

Chapter 14. A remarkable physicist

Chapter 14. A remarkable physicist

Chapter 15. Further thoughts

Chapter 15. Further thoughts

Chapter 16. In the kaleidoscope of memory

Chapter 16. In the kaleidoscope of memory

Chapter 17. The 'young people'

Chapter 17. The 'young people'

Chapter 18. By car into the mountains

Chapter 18. By car into the mountains

Chapter 19. If Landau were alive now

Chapter 19. If Landau were alive now

Chapter 20. Landau as I knew him

Chapter 20. Landau as I knew him

Chapter 21. How the school of Landau was started

Chapter 21. How the school of Landau was started

Chapter 22. Some brush-strokes for a portrait not yet painted

Chapter 22. Some brush-strokes for a portrait not yet painted

Mathematics

Mathematics

Art

Art

Kapitza

Kapitza

From the later years

From the later years

Chapter 23. How I became a teacher at Kharkov University

Chapter 23. How I became a teacher at Kharkov University

Chapter 24. L. D. Landau as a teacher

Chapter 24. L. D. Landau as a teacher

Chapter 25. From my memories

Chapter 25. From my memories

Chapter 26. From not very close

Chapter 26. From not very close

Chapter 27. My recollections of Landau

Chapter 27. My recollections of Landau

Chapter 28. Lev Davidovich Landau

Chapter 28. Lev Davidovich Landau

Chapter 29. Science and life: conversations with Dau

Chapter 29. Science and life: conversations with Dau

Chapter 30. A page or two of reminiscences about L. D. Landau

Chapter 30. A page or two of reminiscences about L. D. Landau

Chapter 31. My rare 'talks' with L. D. Landau

Chapter 31. My rare 'talks' with L. D. Landau

Chapter 32. From my memories of L. D.Landau

Chapter 32. From my memories of L. D.Landau

Chapter 33. Recollections of Landau

Chapter 33. Recollections of Landau

Chapter 34. As memory dictates

Chapter 34. As memory dictates

Chapter 35. Memories of Dau

Chapter 35. Memories of Dau

Chapter 36. Landau as I remember him

Chapter 36. Landau as I remember him

Our first acquaintance and first collaboration

Our first acquaintance and first collaboration

Landau in life

Landau in life

Interests in the 1950s

Interests in the 1950s

Seminars at the Institute of Physical Problems.Conferences

Seminars at the Institute of Physical Problems.Conferences

Chapter 37. Recollections of the Teacher

Chapter 37. Recollections of the Teacher

First encounters

First encounters

Flame instability

Flame instability

Detonation

Detonation

Theory of metals

Theory of metals

The causes of superfluidity

The causes of superfluidity

Dau on himself

Dau on himself

APPENDICES

APPENDICES

Chapter 38. The discovery and elucidation of superfluidity in liquid helium On the sixtieth birthday of AcademicianL. D. Landau

Chapter 38. The discovery and elucidation of superfluidity in liquid helium On the sixtieth birthday of AcademicianL. D. Landau

The fundamental properties of helium II

The fundamental properties of helium II

Kapitza's experiments

Kapitza's experiments

Landau's construction of the theory of superfluidity

Landau's construction of the theory of superfluidity

The two-fluid model of helium II

The two-fluid model of helium II

Second sound

Second sound

Two heliums

Two heliums

Chapter 39. Landau's plain talkto students of physics

Chapter 39. Landau's plain talkto students of physics

Chapter 40. Landau's ten commandments

Chapter 40. Landau's ten commandments

The harder you work, thebetter

The harder you work, thebetter

Chapter 41. Encyclopaedia of theoretical physics

Chapter 41. Encyclopaedia of theoretical physics

Field Theory

Field Theory

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

Electrodynamics of Continuous Media

Electrodynamics of Continuous Media

Physical Kinetics

Physical Kinetics

Chapter 42. The Course: in memory of L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz

Chapter 42. The Course: in memory of L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz

Chapter 43. Landau, Bohr, and Kapitza: letters 1936—41

Chapter 43. Landau, Bohr, and Kapitza: letters 1936—41

Index

Index

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