Igor Ternov
Igor M. Ternov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1921 |
| Died | April 12, 1996 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship |  Soviet Union  Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | codiscovering of the Sokolov–Ternov effect, Dynamic Character of the Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment and Quantum Fluctuations of Electron Trajectories in Accelerators. |
| Awards | USSR State Prize (1976) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Moscow State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Arsenij Sokolov |
Igor M. Ternov (November 11, 1921 — April 12, 1996, Moscow) was a Russian theoretical physicist, known for discovery of new quantum effects in microscopic particle motion such as Dynamic Character of the Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment, the Effect of Radiative Polarization of Electrons and Positrons in a Magnetic Field, and Quantum Fluctuations of Electron Trajectories in Accelerators[1].
Biography
Igor Ternov graduated from Faculty of Physics of Moscow State University (MSU) in 1951, where he spent his entire career. Igor Ternov was one of the leading experts in the theory of synchrotron radiation and the author of more than 300 scientific papers, 5 monographs, and 10 textbooks. He developed a new field, the theory of quantum processes in strong external fields, emerging from exact solutions of relativistic wave equations. He was the chairman of MSU Physical Society, the vice-rector of MSU, the head of Quantum Theory and of Theoretical Physics departments of the MSU Faculty of Physics.[1]
Selected publications
Books
- A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, Synchrotron Radiation, Elsevier, 1969. ISBN 0080129455[2].
- A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, Synchrotron Radiation from Relativistic Electrons (edited by C. W. Kilmister), American Inst. of Physics, New York, 1986. ISBN 0883185075[2].
- I. M. Ternov, V. V. Mikhailin, V. R. Khalilov, Synchrotron Radiation and Its Application, Harwood Acad. Publ., Chur, Switzerland, 1968[2].
- A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, and V. Ch. Zhukovskii, Quantum Mechanics, Imported Pubn., 1986. ISBN 0828529671[2].
Papers
- A. A. Sokolov and I. M. Ternov (1953). Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 25: 698. In this work the effect of quantum fluctuations of electron trajectories in accelerators is predicted.
- A. A. Sokolov and I. M. Ternov (1963). "Polarization and Spin Effects in the Theory of Synchrotron Radiation". Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 153: 1053 [in Russian].
- A. A. Sokolov and I. M. Ternov (1964). "On Polarization and Spin Effects in Synchrotron Radiation Theory". Sov. Phys. Dokl. 8: 1203.
Awards
- USSR State Prize (1976) — for prediction and development of the effect of radiative polarization of electrons and positrons in a magnetic field.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Igor M. Ternov" (PDF). CERN Scientific Information Service. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ a b c d "Books by I. M. Ternov". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-07-08.