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Matvei Rabinovich

Matvei Rabinovich is a mathematics 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 Matvei Rabinovich rather than just read about it. In short: Matvei (or Matvey) Samsonovich Rabinovich (Russian:Матвей Самсонович Рабинович) (20 February 1919 - 20 May 1982) was a Soviet plasma physicist and mathematician. He was born in Kazan, Tatarstan.

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Reference excerpt

Matvei (or Matvey) Samsonovich Rabinovich (Russian:Матвей Самсонович Рабинович) (20 February 1919 - 20 May 1982) was a Soviet plasma physicist and mathematician. He was born in Kazan, Tatarstan. After he had completed his schooling, he worked in a metal plant for a few years. In 1941, he graduated from the Physics faculty of Moscow State University. After seeking the advice of a senior fellow (and eventual Nobel laureate), Vitaly Ginzburg, he was persuaded by Ginzburg to apply for a postgraduate course at FIAN (the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (LPI)). Rabinovich became a postgraduate student of Evgenii Feinberg and a junior researcher in the LPI from 1945, once Ginzburg had changed Feinberg's mind about accepting him; this arrangement notwithstanding, Feinberg told Rabinovich not even to call him. From 1948, he was a senior researcher in Vladimir Veksler's laboratory (and he later wrote his epitaph in the scientific press). That year he also gained a Ph.D. in Physical and Mathematical Sciences. From the early 1950s, he was established as a leading Soviet expert in accelerator theory and, along with Veksler, received state prizes for his work. In particular, he supported research on stellarators. In 1957, he started the LPI's Laboratory for Fusion and Plasma Physics. In 1959, he was granted a professorship at the LPI. He founded the journal Fizika Plasmy (Plasma Physics).

He remained in his role as the head of the laboratory for the remainder of his life. He died in Moscow aged 63 after a long illness.

Awards 1951: Stalin Prize. 1959: Lenin Prize.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Matvei Rabinovich

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Matvei Rabinovich claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, 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 Matvei Rabinovich 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 Matvei Rabinovich 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 Matvei Rabinovich

In research: Matvei Rabinovich appears in mathematics 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 Matvei Rabinovich 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: Matvei Rabinovich is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1919 births, 1982 deaths, Soviet mathematicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Matvei Rabinovich 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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