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Alexander Arkadyevich Migdal
Alexander "Sasha" Arkadyevich Migdal (; born 22 July 1945) is a Russian-American mathematical and theoretical physicist currently working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Early life and education Alexander Migdal was born in Moscow, Soviet Union in 1945, the son of prominent Soviet physicist Arkady Migdal and Tatiana Soboleva. Migdal studied physics and mathematics as an undergraduate at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology before receiving his PhD in theoretical physics from the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics in 1969. He subsequently obtained his Doctor of Sciences (equivalent to the habilitation) and Academic ranks in Russia , Professorship while at the Landau Institute. Migdal defected with his family from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1988. Career Alexander Migdal began his academic career as a researcher in theoretical physics at the Landau Institute upon receiving his PhD. He remained at Landau until 1984, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
