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UFN, 1987 Volume 153, Number 1, Pages 173–186 (Mi ufn8017)

FROM THE HISTORY OF PHYSICS

Professor Dirac and Soviet physicists

V. Ya. Frenkel'

Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute USSR Academy of Sciences, Leningrad

Abstract: The article recounts Professor Dirac's acquaintance, scientific contacts, and friendship with Soviet physicists. Particular attention is devoted to his relations with Professors P. L. Kapitsa, I. E. Tamm, V. A. Fock, and Ya. I. Frenkel'. A chronicle of Dirac's visits to the Soviet Union before and after the war is presented. The article concludes with the author's brief personal impressions of his meeting with the English scientist.

UDC: 83(09)

PACS: 01.60.+q

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0153.198709f.0173


 English version:
Physics–Uspekhi, 1987, 30:9, 816–822


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