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in recognition of his contributions to modern theoretical physics, including the theory of Bose condensation of the Gross–Pitaevskii and for his contribution to the writing of new and previously unreleased update parts of the world-famous course in theoretical physics
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Since November 2022, the Bose-Einstein Condensation Center in Trento has been renamed after him as "Pitaevskii Center on Bose-Einstein Condensation", in honour of his outstanding achievements and in acknowledgement for his long time contributions.
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in Haifa he eventually became professor of Trento University in 1998. After that, he worked at the Bose-Einstein Condensation Center (BEC Center) in Trento, a joint initiative of the Italian National Institute of Optics (part of
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for originating the Gross-Pitaevskii theory of non-uniform Bose-Einstein condensates and subsequent extensive contributions to the theory of quantum fluids, especially as applied to ultracold atomic gases.
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where the theory of the thermal and quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field was developed in a systematic way with important implications on modern applications to
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and with Vladimir Berestetskii, he was also the co-author of a few volumes of the influential Landau–Lifschitz
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and during the first years of his scientific activity at the Institute for Physical Problems (now
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at the end of the 1980s through a series of long term visits. After a few years spent at the
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Italian Physical Society, awarded together with Federico Capasso and Erio Tosatti)
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in 1955. In 1958, he joined the staff of the Institute of Physical Problems of the
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gases nowadays. Another famous paper was written in collaboration with
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Academic staff of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
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Pitaevskii Center for Bose-Einstein Condensation, Trento, Italy
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should undergo a transition to the superfluid state.
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech
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In 1971, he became a professor at the 439: 423:awarded together with Sandro Stringari 388:at the Université Montpellier (France) 811: 450:for his contributions to that series. 373:Highest Honour from the city of Trento 349: 177: 409:awarded together with Giorgio Parisi 765:Lev P. Pitaevskii (22 April 2010). 278:in Moscow. He was a PhD student of 274:Lev Pitaevskii was educated at the 259:, Pitaevskii developed a theory of 206:. Together with his PhD supervisor 13: 14: 880: 733: 216:series. 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Saratov
Russian SFSR
USSR
Rovereto
Saratov State University
Gross–Pitaevskii equation
Superfluidity
Course of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical physics
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
University of Trento
Israel Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor
Evgeny Lifshitz
Russian
[ˈlʲefpʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕpʲɪˈtajɪfskʲɪj]
theoretical physicist
quantum mechanics
electrodynamics
low-temperature physics
plasma physics
condensed matter physics
Evgeny Lifshitz
Course of Theoretical Physics
professor
Saratov
Saratov State University
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Vitaly Ginzburg

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