Воспоминания о Исааке Яковлевиче Померанчуке. / Отв. ред. Л. Б. Окунь; АН СССР, Отделение ядерной физики.
Москва : Наука, 1988.
320 с. + вклейка-портрет : ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, увеличенный формат. (Серия «Учёные СССР. Очерки, воспоминания, материалы»).
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Memoirs of Isaak Yakovlevich Pomeranchuk (Vospominaniya o Isaake Yakovleviche Pomeranchuke). / Ed. by L. B. Okun; Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Department of Nuclear Physics.
Moscow : Nauka, 1988.
320 pp. + portrait plate : ill. Publisher’s hardcover, enlarged format. (Series: Scientists of the USSR. Essays, Memoirs, Materials).
This 1988 volume, part of the prestigious "Scientists of the USSR" series, is a comprehensive memorial collection dedicated to Isaak Yakovlevich Pomeranchuk (1913–1966)—a theoretical physicist of extraordinary genius and a key architect of the Soviet nuclear project. Published over twenty years after his untimely death, the book serves as both a scientific biography and a moving portrait of a man whom Lev Landau famously considered one of his most brilliant students.
The collection brings together essays and reminiscences from the "inner circle" of Soviet physics, including contributions from V. B. Berestetskii, L. B. Okun, I. T. Dyatlov, and A. I. Akhiezer. The memoirs trace Pomeranchuk's meteoric rise and his fundamental contributions to an astonishing array of fields: from the theory of nuclear reactors and the physics of the "Pomeranchuk effect" in liquid helium-3 to his groundbreaking work in quantum field theory at high energies.
A significant focus is placed on the Pomeranchuk Theorem and the concept of the Pomeron—ideas that remain central to modern particle physics and Regge theory. The book also details his leadership at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP), where he founded a world-class school of theorists. Contributors highlight his legendary work ethic, his uncompromising scientific integrity, and his unique ability to simplify complex physical problems to their core essence.
Richly illustrated with archival photographs and including a dedicated portrait plate, this enlarged-format edition is a vital historical document. It provides a rare glimpse into the intense intellectual atmosphere of the ITEP and the Landau school, capturing the spirit of a scientist whose name is permanently etched into the landscape of 20th-century physics.