Matvei Petrovich Bronstein and Soviet Theoretical Physics in the Thirties

The true history of physics can only be read in the life stories of those who made its progress possible. Matvei Bronstein was one of those for whom the vast territory of theoretical physics was as familiar as his own home: he worked in cosmology, nuclear

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Gennady E. Gorelik Victor Ya. Frenkel Matvei Petrovich Bronstein and Soviet Theoretical Physics in the Thirties Translated by Valentina M. Levina

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Authors: Or. Gennady E. Gorelik Oibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology MIT, E56-100 Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

Or. Victor Ya. Frenkel A.E. loffe Physicotechnical Institute ul. Polytechnicheskaya 26 194021 St. Petersburg, K-21 Russia

Originally published in 1990 under the title Matvei Petrovich Bronshtein, 1906-1938, in the series "Nauchno-biograficheskaya literatura" by Nauka Moscow © 1990 Izdatel'stvo "Nauka", Moskva

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Gorelik, G. E. (Gennadii Efimovich) [Matvei Petrovich Bronshtein, 1906-1938. English] Matvei Petrovich Bronstein and Soviet theoretical physics in the thirties / Gennady E. Gorelik, Victor Ya. Frenkel ; translated by Valentina M. Levina. - (Science networks historical studies ; V. 12) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-0348-9644-3 ISBN 978-3-0348-8488-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-0348-8488-4 1. Bronshtein, M.P. (Matvei Petrovich), 1906--1938. 2. Physics - Soviet Union - - History. 3. Quantum gravity. 4. Physicists - - Soviet Union - - Biography. 1. Frenkel', Viktor lakovlevich. II. Title. QCI6.B78G6713 1994 530. 1'2'092 - - dc20 [B] Oeutsche Bibliothek Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gorelik, Gennadij E.: Matvei Petrovich Bronstein and soviet theoretical physics in the thirties / Gennady E. Gorelik ; Victor Ya. Frenkel. Transl. by Valentina M. Levina. - Basel ; Boston; Berlin: Birkhăuser, 1994 (Science networks ; VoI. 12) Einheitssacht.: Matvej Petrovic Bronstejn ISBN 978-3-0348-9644-3 NE: Frenkel, Viktor J.:; GT This work is subject to copyright. AII rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concemed, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. For any kind of use, permission of the copyright owner must be obtained. © 1994 Springer Basel AG Originally published by Birkhiiuser Verlag in 1994 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1994

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Contents

Foreword

9

Chapter 1

Childhood and Youth. Road to Science

13

Chapter 2

In the Leningrad University (1926-1932) 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5.

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