Arseny Alexandrovich Sokolov (; 19 March 1910 – 19 October 1986) was a

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theoretical physicist known for the development of

synchrotron radiation Synchrotron radiation (also known as magnetobremsstrahlung) is the electromagnetic radiation emitted when relativistic charged particles are subject to an acceleration perpendicular to their velocity (). It is produced artificially in some types ...

theory.

Biography

Arseny Sokolov graduated from

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(TSU) in 1931. He obtained the degree of

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(equivalent to PhD) from TSU under supervision of Piotr Tartakovsky (1934). The degree of

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was obtained by him from Leningrad

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(1942, at that time in evacuation in

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). Then he moved to

Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...

(MSU), where he held the positions of the dean of the Faculty of Physics (1948–1954) and the head of the Theoretical Physics Department at the Faculty of Physics (1966–1982). He was a member of the

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, a dean and secretary of bureau of the Communist Party of the Physics Department of the

Research

Sokolov's research areas were

quantum field theory In theoretical physics, quantum field theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework that combines Field theory (physics), field theory and the principle of relativity with ideas behind quantum mechanics. QFT is used in particle physics to construct phy ...

and

elementary particle physics Particle physics or high-energy physics is the study of fundamental particles and forces that constitute matter and radiation. The field also studies combinations of elementary particles up to the scale of protons and neutrons, while the stud ...

. * Together with

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he worked on the development of

theory. His collaboration with Dmitry Ivanenko continued for almost 50 years. * Together with Igor Ternov he discovered new quantum effects in microscopic particle motion such as Quantum Fluctuations of Electron Trajectories in Accelerators and the Effect of Radiative Polarization of Electrons and Positrons in a Magnetic Field known as the

Sokolov–Ternov effect The Sokolov–Ternov effect is the effect of self-polarization of relativistic electrons or positrons moving at high energy in a magnetic field. The self-polarization occurs through the emission of spin-flip synchrotron radiation. The effect was p ...

Selected publications

Books

*A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, ''Synchrotron Radiation'', Elsevier, 1969. . *A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, ''Synchrotron Radiation from Relativistic Electrons'' (edited by C. W. Kilmister), American Inst. of Physics, New York, 1986. . *A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, and V. Ch. Zhukovskii, ''Quantum Mechanics'', Imported Pubn., 1986. . *A. A. Sokolov, I. M. Ternov, and V. Ch. Zhukovskii, A. V. Borisov, ''Quantum Electrodynamics'', Mir Publishing Moscow, 1988

Papers

Doctoral students

* Igor Ternov *

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Awards

* Stalin Prize *

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(1976) — for prediction and development of the effect of radiative polarization of electrons and positrons in a magnetic field (with Igor Ternov). *2 Orders of the Badge of Honour *

Medal "For Labour Valour" The Medal "For Labour Valour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or significant contributions in the fields of science, culture or t ...

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