Arseny Alexandrovich Sokolov (russian: Арсе́ний Алекса́ндрович Соколо́в; 19 March 1910 – 19 October 1986) was a Russian theoretical physicist known for the development of

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

theory.

Biography

Arseny Sokolov graduated from

Tomsk State University The National Research Tomsk State University, TSU (russian: Национа́льный иссле́довательский То́мский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a public research university located in Tom ...

(TSU) in 1931. He obtained the degree of Kandidat nauk (''Candidat of Science'', equivalent to PhD) from TSU under supervision of Piotr Tartakovsky (1934). The degree of Doktor nauk (''Doctor of Science'') was obtained by him from Leningrad Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute (1942, at that time in evacuation in Kazan). Then he moved to Moscow State University (MSU), where he held the positions of the dean of the

Faculty of Physics Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument) A faculty is a legal in ...

(1948–1954) and the head of the Theoretical Physics Department at the Faculty of Physics (1966–1982). He was a member of the Soviet Communist Party, a dean and secretary of bureau of the Communist Party of the Physics Department of the Moscow State University.

Research

Sokolov's research areas were

quantum field theory In theoretical physics, quantum field theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework that combines classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics. QFT is used in particle physics to construct physical models of subatomic particles and ...

and elementary particle physics. * Together with

Dmitri Ivanenko Dmitri Dmitrievich Ivanenko (russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Иване́нко; July 29, 1904 – December 30, 1994) was a Ukrainian theoretical physicist who made great contributions to the physical science of the twentieth cent ...

he worked on the development of

theory. His collaboration with Dmitry Ivanenko continued for almost 50 years. * Together with

Igor Ternov Igor Mikhailovich Ternov (russian: И́горь Миха́йлович Терно́в; November 11, 1921 – April 12, 1996) was a Russian theoretical physicist, known for discovery of new quantum effects in microscopic particle motion such as ''D ...

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 ...

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

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Awards

* Stalin Prize * USSR State Prize (1976) — for prediction and development of the effect of radiative polarization of electrons and positrons in a magnetic field (with

). *2 Orders of the Badge of Honour * Medal "For Labour Valour" {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolov Arseny Soviet physicists Moscow State University faculty Tomsk State University alumni People from Novosibirsk 1910 births 1986 deaths Theoretical physicists Accelerator physicists Tomsk State Pedagogical University faculty