Alexei Abrikosov
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Abrikosov in 2003
Born(1928-06-25)June 25, 1928
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 29, 2017(2017-03-29)(aged 88)
Palo Alto, California, United States
Citizenship
  • Soviet Union (1928–1991)
  • Russia (since 1992)
  • United States (since 1999)
Alma mater
  • Moscow State University
  • USSR Academy of Sciences
Known for
  • Abrikosov vortex
  • Fermi liquid theory
  • Quantum triviality
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Type-II superconductor
Spouse(s)
Svetlana Yuriyevna Bunkova
(m. 1977)
Children3
Awards
  • Lenin Prize (1966)
  • Fritz London Prize (1972)
  • USSR State Prize (1982)
  • Landau Gold Medal (1989)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)
  • ForMemRS (2001)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
  • Landau Institute
  • Moscow State University
  • Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
  • Argonne National Laboratory
Websitewww.msd.anl.gov/abrikosov