Landau, the Physicist and the Man: Recollections of L.D. Landau (English and Russian Edition)

The name of Lev Davidovich Landau is widely known as that of one of the greatest twentieth-century physicists. A brilliant teacher to those pupils he carefully chose, notoriously controversial in his outlook and opinions, the combination of his outstanding intellect and striking personality brought him almost legendary fame. This volume contains letters, papers and recollections by friends and pupils, describing Landau's views of science, culture and life, and provides the reader with a vivid portrait of a remarkable man. Content: Pergamon Titles of Related Interest , Page ii Pergamon Related Journals , Page ii Inside Front Cover , Page iii Front Matter , Page iv Copyright , Page v From the Editors , Page vii From the Translator , Page viii The pride of Soviet science: On the eightieth birthday of Academician L.D. Landau , Pages 1-4 The Contributors , Pages 5-6 Lev Davidovich Landau, (1908–68) , Pages 7-27 Recollections of L.D. Landau , Pages 29-35 Teacher and friend , Pages 36-56 Dau in the thirties , Pages 57-59 The Leningrad period in the life of young Professor Landau , Pages 60-62 Studies on elementary particles , Pages 63-66 Landau , Pages 67-77 The passionate sobriety of youth , Pages 78-83 If all the scientists in the world ... , Pages 84-88 Landau through a pupil's eyes , Pages 89-96,96A,96B,96C,96D Some meetings with L.D. Landau , Pages 97-104 Landau and others , Pages 105-112,112A,112B,112C,112D,113-116 A remarkable physicist , Pages 117-121 Further thoughts , Pages 122-128,128A,128B,128C,128D,129-135 In the kaleidoscope of memory , Pages 136-142 The ‘young people’ , Pages 143-144,145A,145B,145C,145D,145 By car into the mountains , Pages 146-152 If Landau were alive now , Pages 153-156 Landau as I knew him , Pages 157-165 How the school of Landau was started , Pages 166-172 Some brush-strokes for a portrait not yet painted , Pages 173-179 How I became a teacher at Kharkov University , Pages 180-183 L.D. Landau as a teacher , Pages 184-186 From my memories , Pages 187-190 From not very close , Pages 191-192,192A,192B,192C,192D,193 My recollections of Landau , Pages 194-197 Lev Davidovich Landau , Pages 198-204 Science and life: conversations with Dau , Pages 205-207 A page or two of reminiscences about L.D. Landau , Pages 208,209A,209B,209C,209D,209-213 My rare ‘talks’ with L.D. Landau , Pages 214-219 From my memories of L.D. Landau , Pages 220-223 Recollections of Landau , Pages 224-230 As memory dictates , Pages 231-237 Memories of Dau , Pages 238-246 Landau as I remember him , Pages 247-256 Recollections of the Teacher , Pages 257-262 The discovery and elucidation of superfluidity in liquid helium: On the sixtieth birthday of Academician L.D. Landau , Pages 265-274 Landau's plain talk to students of physics , Pages 275-283 Landau's ten commandments , Pages 284-285 The harder you work, the better , Pages 286-289 Encyclopaedia of theoretical physics , Pages 290-297 The Course : in memory of L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz , Pages 298-307 Landau, Bohr, and Kapitza: letters 1936–41 , Pages 308-319 Index , Pages 321-323 ERRATA , Page 325 The Pride Of Soviet Science / I.m. Khalantnikov -- Lev Davidovich Landau (1908-68) / E.m. Lifshitz -- Recollections Of L.d. Landau / A.a. Abrikosov -- Teacher And Friend / A.i. Akhiezer -- Dau In The Thirties / N.e. Alekseevskiĭ -- The Leningrad Period In The Life Of Young Professor Landau / E.l. Andronikashvili -- Studies On Elementary Particles / V.b. Berestetkiĭ -- Landau / H. Casimir -- The Passionate Sobriety Of Youth / D.s. Danin -- If All The Scientists In The World ... / D.s. Danin -- Landau Through A Pupil's Eyes / I.e. Dzyaloshinskiĭ -- Some Meetings With L.d. Landau / I.l. Fabelinskiĭ -- Landau And Others / E.l. Feĭnberg -- A Remarkable Physicist / V.l. Ginsburg -- Further Thoughts / V.l. Ginsburg -- In The Kaleidoscope Of Memory / V.l. Gol'danskiĭ -- The Young People / L.p. Gor'kov. By Car Into The Mountains / Z.i. Gorobets -- If Landau Were Alive Now / B.l. Ioffee -- Landau As I Knew Him / M.i. Kaganov -- How The School Of Landau Was Started / I.m. Khalatnikov -- Some Brush-strokes For A Portrait Not Yet Painted / I.m. Khalatnikov -- How I Became A Teacher At Kharkov University / A.k. Kikoin -- L.d. Landau As A Teacher / A.s. Kompaneets -- From My Memories / B.g. Lazarev -- From Not Very Close / O.i. Martynova -- My Recollections Of Landau / R.e. Peierls -- Lev Davidovich Landau, Winner Of The Second Fritz London Award / J.r. Pellam -- Science And Life : Conversations With Dau / V.l. Pokrovskiĭ -- A Page Or Two Of Reminiscences About L.d. Landau / Yu. B. Rumer -- My Rare Talks With L.d. Landau / S.m. Rytov -- From My Memories Of L.d. Landau / I.s. Shapiro. Recollections Of Landau / D. Shoenberg -- As Memory Dictates / Ya. A. Smorodinskiĭ -- Memories Of Dau / M.a. Styrikovich -- Landau As I Remember Him / K.a. Ter-martirosyan -- Recollections Of The Teacher / Ya. B. Zel'dovich -- The Discovery And Elucidation Of Superfluidity In Liquid Helium / E.m. Lifshitz -- Landau's Plain Talk To Students Of Physics / E.m. Lifshitz -- Landau's Ten Commandments : The Harder You Work, The Better / I.k. Kikoin -- Encyclopaedia Of Theoretical Physics / M.i. Kaganov -- The Course : In Memory Of L.d. Landau And E.m. Lifshitz / V.l. Ginzburg -- Letters 1936-41 / Landau, Bohr, And Kapitza. Edited By I.m. Khalatnikov ; Translated From The Russian By J.b. Sykes. Papers By L.d. Landau: P. 23-27.