Develops the Fermi-liquid description of interacting electrons in metals as long-lived quasiparticles near the Fermi surface.
Historical person
Lev Davidovich Landau Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lev Davidovich Landau, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Russia.
3 records1956–19623 events2 places
Chronological biography
1956
Fermi Liquid Theory of Electrons1956
1962
Condensed Matter Theory10 December 1962
The achievement marks condensed matter theory as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize in Physics10 December 1962
Receives the Nobel Prize for pioneering theories of condensed matter.
Titles and roles
Physicist · Theoretical Physicist
Record provenance
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