Isaak Khalatnikov

Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov ForMemRS (Ukrainian: Ісаа́к Ма́ркович Хала́тников, Russian: Исаак Маркович Халатников; 17 October 1919 – 9 January 2021) was a leading Soviet theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to many areas of theoretical physics, including general relativity, quantum field theory, as well as the theory of quantum liquids. He is well known for his role in developing the Landau-Khalatnikov theory of superfluidity and the so-called BKL conjecture in the general theory of relativity.

Isaak Khalatnikov
BornIsaak Markovich Khalatnikov
17 October 1919
Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR
Died9 January 2021 (aged 101)
Chernogolovka, Russia
Alma mater
  • Moscow State University
Occupation
  • University teacher
Awards
  • Marcel Grossmann Award (2012)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1994)
Academic career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
  • Leiden University (19691969)
Doctoral advisorLev Landau
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