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Henri Rukhadze

Henri Rukhadze is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Henri Rukhadze rather than just read about it. In short: Henri Amvrosievich Rukhadze (Russian: Анри Амвросиевич Рухадзе; 9 July 1930, Tiflis — 7 March 2018, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian physicist. Doctor of physical and mathematical Sciences, professor, laureate of State Prizes (twice) and M.

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Reference excerpt

Henri Amvrosievich Rukhadze (Russian: Анри Амвросиевич Рухадзе; 9 July 1930, Tiflis — 7 March 2018, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian physicist. Doctor of physical and mathematical Sciences, professor, laureate of State Prizes (twice) and M. V. Lomonosov Prize. Author of more than 600 published works, including more than 55 reviews and 14 monographs. He has trained 66 candidates and 32 doctors of sciences. The Hirsch index is 19.

Biography He was born in the family of a mathematical scientist Ambrose Kalistratovich Rukhadze. He received his name in honor of Henri Poincaré (as he himself told at lectures). He graduated from high school with a gold medal. In 1948, he entered the Faculty of Physics and Technology of Moscow State University. Due to the abolition of the Faculty of Physics and Technology in 1951, he was transferred to the National Research Nuclear University Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, from which he graduated with honors in 1954. From 1954 to 1957, he was a post-graduate student at Lebedev Physical Institute (scientific supervisor I. E. Tamm). In 1958, he became a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, in 1964 he defended his doctoral dissertation. Since 1971 - Professor. Research interests: electrodynamics of material media, plasma physics, kinetic theory of plasma and gases, quantum kinetics, physical electronics, physics of relativistic high-current electron beams. He was buried at the Khovansky Cemetery.

Family Daughter: Natalia Anrievna Rukhadze, physicist. Son: Zurab Anrievich Rukhadze

Published books Силин В. П., Рухадзе А. А. Электромагнитные свойства плазмы и плазмоподобных сред. — М: Атомиздат, 1961. Гинзбург В. Л., Рухадзе А. А. Волны в магнитоактивной плазме. — М: Наука, 1970, 1975, перевод на англ. язык: Waves in Magnetoplasma, Handbook Elektrophysics v. 49, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 1972. Александров А. Ф., Рухадзе А. А. Физика сильноточных источников света. — М: Атомиздат, 1976. Александров А. Ф., Богданкевич Л. С., Рухадзе А. А. Основы электродинамики плазмы. — М: Высшая школа, 1978, 1988. Перевод на англ. язык: Alexandrov A.F., Bogdankevich L.S., Rukhadze A.A. Principles of Plasma Electrodynamics, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 1984. Рухадзе А. А. и др. Физика сильноточных электронных пучков. — М: Атомиздат, 1980. Ерохин Н. С., Кузелев М. В., Моисеев С. С., Рухадзе А. А. Неравновесные и резонансные процессы в плазменной радиофизике. — М: Наука, 1982. Александров А. Ф., Богданкевич Л. С., Рухадзе А. А. Колебания и волны в плазменных средах. — М: Изд. МГУ, 1990. Кузелев М. В., Рухадзе А. А. Электродинамика плотных электронных пучков в плазме. — М: Наука, 1990. Kuzelev M.V., Rukhadze A.A. Basics of Plasma Free Electron Lasers. Paris: Editions Frontieres, 1995 Александров А. Ф., Рухадзе А. А. Лекции по электродинамике плазмоподобных сред. — М: Изд. МГУ, 1999. Александров А. Ф., Рухадзе А. А. Лекции по электродинамике плазмоподобных сред. Неравновесные среды. — М: Изд. МГУ, 2002. Кузелев М. В., Рухадзе А. А., Стрелков П. С. Плазменная релятивистская СВЧ электроника. — М: Изд. МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана, 2002. Кузелев М. В., Рухадзе А. А., Методы теории волн в средах с дисперсией. — М. Фиэматгиз, 2007, перевод на англ. язык: Methods of Waves Theory in Dispersive Media, World Publisher, Zhurikh, 2009. Рухадзе А. А., Игнатов А. М., Гусейн-заде Н. Г. Введение в электродинамику плазмы. — М. Изд. МИРЭА, 2007.

Awards Order of the Badge of Honour (1971) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1981) Two USSR State Prizes (1981, 1991) MGU Lomonosov Prize (1989) Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation (1992)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Henri Rukhadze

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Henri Rukhadze claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Henri Rukhadze before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Henri Rukhadze ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Henri Rukhadze

In research: Henri Rukhadze appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Henri Rukhadze in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Henri Rukhadze is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1930 births, 2018 deaths, Honoured Scientists of the Russian Federation, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Henri Rukhadze outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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