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The Life and Impact of Vladimir Evgenyevich Zakharov: A Journey through Physics and Poetry

Vladimir Evgenyevich Zakharov, born in 1939 in Russia, is a prominent figure in the field of nonlinear wave dynamics. His academic journey began with early encounters with plasma media and poetry, leading him to significant contributions such as Landau damping and the study of turbulence in various media. Since the 1990s, he has chosen to reside in Arizona, continuing his research on wave dynamics and their applications. Zakharov explores the intersection of science and art, questioning whether poetry can coexist with theoretical physics.

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The Life and Impact of Vladimir Evgenyevich Zakharov: A Journey through Physics and Poetry

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  1. The Worldline ofВладимир ЕвгеньевичЗахаров • 1939 born (Russia) • 1948 (first sighting, Kazan, Tatarstan) • 1959 (second encounter, Moscow, Energy Institute) – Live with Plasma media • 1961 (landed in Siberian Campus/ “Academgorodok) True Love Affair • with “Water” (and Waves), shared with Love Affair with Poetry • 1970-tieth (Landau Institute, Chernogolovka) • Since 1990: Deliberate choice to live in one of the worlds most “arid zones” (Arizona)

  2. Science of Zakharov • Nonlinear collisionless “Landau Damping” (Paradox of non-vanishing collisions) • Parametric Instabilities of Periodic Waves in Non-Linear Media • Weak Turbulence Spectrum of Gravity Waves on Surface of Water • …implications followed to present days • Weak Turbulence Spectrum of Spin Waves

  3. Zakharov and Science (cont. 1) • Inverse Scattering Technique in Nonlinear Waves Propagation • ..Its ever expanding scope of applications.. • Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation as basic model for Nonlinear Wave Dynamics • From NLS to Zakharov Equations • Plasma Waves Collapse • Non-Kolmogoroff types of Strong Turbulence

  4. Zakharov and Science (cont.2) • Strong Langmuir Turbulence / “Predator vs. Pray” interplay • ..now ever expanding applications.. (Generation of Zonal Flows by Micro-turbulence) • Inverse Cascade in Weak Turbulence • Topological applications of Inverse Scattering Technique in Topology • Revenge of Water: “Killer Waves”

  5. Zakharov and Poetry • Is Poetry compatible with Theoretical Physics? (P.Dirac and R.Oppenheimer episode) • “Poet in Russia is more than a Poet..”

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