Vladimir Zakharov | |
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| Born | (1939-08-01)1 August 1939 |
| Died | 20 August 2023 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Novosibirsk State University |
| Known for | Theoretical physics |
| Awards | Dirac Prize (2003) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics University of Arizona Lebedev Physical Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Roald Sagdeev |
Vladimir Evgen'evich Zakharov (Russian:Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Заха́ров; 1 August 1939 – 20 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician and physicist. He was Regents' Professor of mathematics atThe University of Arizona,[1] director of the Mathematical Physics Sector at theLebedev Physical Institute, and was on the committee of theStefanos Pnevmatikos International Award.[2] His research interests covered physical aspects of nonlinear wave theory in plasmas, hydrodynamics, oceanology, geophysics, solid state physics, optics, and general relativity.[3]
Zakharov was awarded theDirac Medal in 2003 for his contributions to the theory ofturbulence, with regard to the exact results and the prediction of inverse cascades, and for "putting the theory ofwave turbulence on a firm mathematical ground by finding turbulence spectra as exact solutions and solving the stability problem, and in introducing the notion of inverse and dual cascades in wave turbulence".[4]
Vladimir Zakharov was also a poet. He published several books of poetry in Russia and his works regularly appeared in periodicals, such asNovy Mir, in the 1990s and 2000s. A collection of his poetry in an English translationThe Paradise for Clouds was published in the UK in 2009.[5]
Vladimir Zakharov was born in Kazan, to Evgeniy and Elena Zakharov, an engineer and a schoolteacher. He studied at theMoscow Power Engineering Institute and at theNovosibirsk State University,[6] where he received hisspecialist degree inphysics in 1963 and hisCandidate of Sciences degree in 1966, studying underRoald Sagdeev.
Zakharov was married and had three sons. He died in August 2023, at the age of 84.[7]
After completing hisCandidate of Science degree, Zakharov worked as a researcher at theBudker Institute of Nuclear Physics inNovosibirsk, where in 1971 he completed hisDoctor of Sciences degree. In 1974, Zakharov moved to theLandau Institute for Theoretical Physics inChernogolovka, where he eventually became director. He was elected as a corresponding member of theAcademy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1984 and as a full member in 1991. In 1992, Zakharov became a professor of mathematics at theUniversity of Arizona, and in 2004 he became the director of the Mathematical Physics Sector at theLebedev Physical Institute.
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