Mikhail Leontovich
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Mikhail Alexandrovich Leontovich (Михаил Александрович Леонтович) (February 22, 1903 - March 30, 1981) was a Soviet physicist, member of USSR Academy of Sciences, specializing in plasma
and radiophysics
.
Plasma (physics)
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms , thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions...
and radiophysics
Radiophysics
Radiophysics is a branch of physics focused on the theoretical and experimental study of certain kinds of radiation: its emission, propagation, and interaction with the medium.The term is used in the following major meanings:...
.