What is Lev Pitaevskii?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Lev Pitaevskii | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Saratov]], [[USSR]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|08|23|1933|01|18}} | death_place = [[Rovereto]], [[Italy]] | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = [[Theoretical physics]] | workplaces = [[Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology]], [[University of Trento]], [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology|Israel Institute of Technology]] | alma_mater = [[Saratov State University]] | doctoral_advisor = [[Lev Landau]] | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = [[Gross–Pitaevskii equation]], [[Superfluidity]], ''[[Course of Theoretical Physics]]'' | awards = | spouse = }} '''Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii''' ({{lang-ru|Лев Петро́вич Пита́евский}} {{IPA-ru|ˈlʲef pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈtajɪfskʲɪj|}}; 18 January 1933 – 23 August 2022) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[theoretical physicist]]. He was known for his works in the theory of [[quantum mechanics]], [[electrodynamics]], [[low-temperature physics]], [[plasma physics]], and [[condensed matter physics]]. He was also the co-author of a few volumes of ''[[Course of Theoretical Physics]]'' series. Pitaevskii died on 23 August 2022 in [[Rovereto]], [[Italy]] at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://webmagazine.unitn.it/news/ateneo/112313/luniversit-di-trento-piange-la-scomparsa-di-lev-petrovich-pitaevskii |title=L'Università di Trento piange la scomparsa di Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-23 |title=E' morto a Rovereto il grande fisico russo Lev Petrovič Pitaevskij |url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/ricerca-e-universita/2022/e-morto-a-rovereto-il-grande-fisico-russo-lev-petrovi%C4%8D-pitaevskij |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=il Dolomiti |language=it}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTS