Anatoly Vlasov heritage: 60-year-old controversy

IF 0.8 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

The European Physical Journal H Pub Date : 2023-05-16 DOI:10.1140/epjh/s13129-023-00051-6

Alexander M. Gabovich, Vladimir I. Kuznetsov

引用次数: 3

Abstract

We analyzed remarkable stories linked to the famous Anatoly Vlasov equations in plasma physics. Their creation, modification, and application are interesting from the scientific viewpoint. We also show the relations between those equations dealing with electromagnetism and analogous Jeans equations describing, in particular, gravitational instability in astrophysics. The second half of the essay is devoted to the controversies and political struggle in Soviet (before 1991) and Russian (after 1991) physical communities related to Vlasov’s personality, career, and posthumous recognition. The never-ending destructive influence of the Russian totalitarianism on science is demonstrated.

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阿纳托利·弗拉索夫遗产:60年的争议

我们分析了与等离子体物理学中著名的阿纳托利·弗拉索夫方程有关的引人注目的故事。从科学的角度来看，它们的创造、修改和应用是有趣的。我们还展示了处理电磁学的那些方程和描述天体物理学中引力不稳定性的类似Jeans方程之间的关系。文章的后半部分致力于苏联(1991年之前)和俄罗斯(1991年之后)与弗拉索夫的个性，职业和死后认可有关的物理社区的争议和政治斗争。俄罗斯极权主义对科学的破坏性影响永无止境。

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The European Physical Journal H HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

CiteScore

1.60

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

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