The Faculty of Physics

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Research areas of the department - theoretical physics, in particular the theory of condensed matter physics, disordered systems, mesoscopics, superconductivity, magnetism, quantum field theory, gravity, nonlinear physics, spintronics, magnetic and normal low-dimensional nanosystems, in particular, carbon nanotubes and semiconductor - advanced materials modern nanotechnology. Publications of the department of nearly 100 papers per year (articles, reviews, monographs, textbooks).
The founders of scientific school of theoretical physics at the University of Kharkov were eminent scientists - Nobel and Lenin Prizes, Academician L.D Landau and Lenin Prize winner, Academician I.M.Lіfshits. At the department of theoretical physics-based IM Lifshitz in 1944, worked their pupils - the world-famous scientists - Prof. M.I. Kaganov, State Prize of Ukraine National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine A.M.Kossevich and Corr. E.A. Kaner NAS, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, LA Pastur, prof. V.M.Tsukernik. Continues to work prof. V.G.Peschansky.

More information about the history of the department can be found in such publications of the department:
Єрмолаєв О.М., Ульянов В.В. Стислий нарис історії кафедри теоретичної фізики імені академіка І.М. Ліфшиця. – Харків: ХНУ ім. В.Н. Каразіна, 2004. – 64 с.,

Ульянов, В.В. К истории физического факультета и кафедры теоретической физики. Часть первая.

Ульянов, В.В. К истории физического факультета и кафедры теоретической физики. Часть вторая.

Ермолаев, А.М., Ульянов, В.В. К истории физического факультета и кафедры теоретической физики. Часть третья

   The most significant scientific achievements of Lifshitz and his school:
   Construction of the modern theory of solids, in particular the electron theory of metals, the theory of disordered condensed systems. In the theory of metals, I.M. Lifshitz and his students have created an ideology that is now known throughout the world as fermiology. They are constructed the theory of the Haas - van Alphen effect in metals with an arbitrary energy spectrum of electrons, the theory of galvanomagnetic phenomena in metals with an arbitrary spectrum of conduction electrons, the theory of cyclotron resonance in metals, the theory of thermodynamic, kinetic, high-frequency phenomena in magnetic materials.
   Academician I.M.Lifshitz (1917-1982) - the winner of the Lenin Prize (1967), State Prize of USSR in science and technology (1985), co-author of three certificates of fundamental discoveries.
   He was awarded the Order of Labor Red Banner, two medals.
   Winner of awards to them. L. Mandelstam and F. Simon.
   Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, a member of the Trinity - College, Cambridge.
   Corresponding Member of NASU. E.A.Kaner (1931-1986) - co-author of two discoveries (author's certificates, 1966, 1970), Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (1980).
   Corresponding Member of NASU A.M.Kosevich (1928-2006) - co-author of the discovery (author's certificate No 182 ), Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (1978), the National Academy of Sciences Award of K.D.Sinelnikov (1999), Honored Scientist of Ukraine (1997), Excellence in Education of Ukraine (1998), Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2001), Honorary Doctor of Kharkiv (2004).

Currently the department is headed by Prof. A.M.Ermolaev. At the department work now former students of I.M. Lifshitz and his followers: Prof. Bogdan M.M., Prof. Kovalev A.S., Prof. І.В.Кріве, Prof. Ulyanov V.V., National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Yampol’skii V.A..

Prof. I.V.Krive – Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2007).
Prof. V.G. Peschansky – Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2008).
Prof. V.A. Yampolsky – Corresponding Member. National Academy of Sciences (2009).
Prof. A.M. Ermolaev – Excellence in Education of Ukraine (2008).

During the years of the existence 46 DScs. and 91 PhDs. theses were defended. Now in these fields work 7 DSc and 7 PhD department staff.

   The most significant scientific achievements of recent years:
   Building a theory of magnetoimpurity electron states in solids, the theory of thermodynamic, kinetic, magnetic, high-frequency acoustic characteristics of superconductors with magnetoimpurity electron states. The theory of collective excitations in conductors with magnetoimpurity electron states, new types of electromagnetic, magnetoplasma, spin and elastic waves in such conductors, diagnosis of these waves. The creation of new methods in the theory of quantum spin systems, the concept of the spin-coordinate correspondence. The discovery of new classes of exact solutions of the Schrödinger equation. Construction of a theory of superconductivity of layered systems. The theory of thermodynamic, kinetic, high-frequency phenomena in mesoscopic systems. The theory of nonlinear phenomena in solids. Theory of hard superconductors. Characteristics of two-dimensional electron gas, quantum dots, wires, carbon nanotubes and semiconducting nanotubes in a magnetic field.
   The scientific work of the department stuff covers almost all important areas of modern theoretical physics. This is the theory of condensed matter, quantum field theory, gravity, the theory of low-dimensional magnetic systems, the electron theory of metals, the theory of layered systems, mesoscopics, electronic nanosystems on curved surfaces, the dynamics of the crystal lattice, nonlinear physics,the theory of superconductivity, the theory of spin systems, fractals, quantum Computer and others. These areas are the theoretical basis of modern nanotechnology. In particular, the theory of nanosystems on curved surfaces is the basis of the modern trends of nanotechnology, which was called carbon and nano-scale semiconductors nanotechnologies.

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