Aleksandr Gurevich
Aleksandr Viktorovich Gurevich (Russian: Александр Викторович Гуревич; 19 September 1930 – 21 July 2023) was a Soviet and Russian physicist. In 1992 he proposed the theory of lightning initiation known as the "runaway breakdown".
Gurevich was born on 19 September 1930.
Aleksandr Gurevich died on 21 July 2023, at the age of 92.[4]
Fields of Research
His work has focused on:
- Plasma kinetics (1955-)
- Ionospheric physics (1955-)
- Nonlinear dynamics of non-collisional plasmas(1963-)
- Nonlinear waves in dispersive hydrodynamics (1973-)
- Artificial ionized layers in the atmosphere (1977-)
- The electrodynamics of neutron star magnetospheres(1983–1993)
- Nonlinear dynamics of dark matter (1988-)
References
- Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Naukon his 70th anniversary
- ^ Биография.ру | Biografija.ru | Г | Гуревич Александр Викторович
- ^ "Факультет общей и прикладной физики: Проблемы физики и астрофизики". Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ Ушёл из жизни Александр Викторович Гуревич 19 сентября 1930 г. - 21 июля 2023 г. (in Russian)
External links
- Gurevich at I. E. Tamm Laboratory
- Studies of Plasma Instability Processes Excited by Ground Based High Power HF (Heating) Facilities (abstract)
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