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Semyon Gershtein

Semyon Gershtein 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 Semyon Gershtein rather than just read about it. In short: Semyon Solomonovich Gershtein (13 July 1929 – 20 February 2023) was a Soviet and Russian physicist. He was an academician of Russian Academy of Sciences since 2003.

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Reference excerpt

Semyon Solomonovich Gershtein (13 July 1929 – 20 February 2023) was a Soviet and Russian physicist. He was an academician of Russian Academy of Sciences since 2003. He was a USSR State Prize laureate.

Biography Gershtein was born in Harbin, China. After graduating from the Department of Nuclear Physics (Faculty of Physics) in Moscow State University, he worked at a school in Kaluga Oblast until 1954. In 1955, he entered the graduate school of the Institute for Physical Problems. Gershtein was a senior researcher in the Institute for High Energy Physics. He went on to become a professor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1963). Gershtein authored more than two hundred publications and several scientific discoveries. Gershtein died in Moscow on 20 February 2023, at the age of 93.

Honors and awards Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class (2005) — for his great contribution to the development of nuclear energy, a productive scientific activities and many years of conscientious work Order of Honour (Russia) (25 September 1999) — for services to the state, many years of hard work and great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation among peoples USSR State Prize Pomeranchuk Prize from Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (2011) Landau Gold Medal (2013)

Selected publications Gershtein, S. S.; Kiselev, V. V.; Likhoded, A. K.; Tkabladze, A. V. (1995). "Bc spectroscopy". Physical Review D. 51 (7): 3613–3627. arXiv:hep-ph/9406339. Bibcode:1995PhRvD..51.3613G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.51.3613. PMID 10018833. Gershtein, Semen S.; Kiselev, Valerii V.; Likhoded, Anatolii K.; Tkabladze, A. V. (1995). "Physics of Bc-mesons". Physics-Uspekhi. 38: 1–37. arXiv:hep-ph/9504319. doi:10.1070/PU1995v038n01ABEH000063. S2CID 119344200. Gershtein, S. S.; Kiselev, V. V.; Likhoded, A. K.; Onishchenko, A. I. (2000). "Spectroscopy of doubly heavy baryons". Physics of Atomic Nuclei. 63 (2): 274–286. arXiv:hep-ph/9811212. Bibcode:2000PAN....63..274G. doi:10.1134/1.855633. S2CID 53143533.

References

External links Semyon Gershtein profile on the official website of the RAS Semyon Gershtein's Articles in the journal "Physics-Uspekhi"

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Semyon Gershtein

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Semyon Gershtein 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 Semyon Gershtein 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 Semyon Gershtein 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 Semyon Gershtein

In research: Semyon Gershtein 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 Semyon Gershtein 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: Semyon Gershtein is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1929 births, 2023 deaths, Academic staff of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Semyon Gershtein 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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Frequently asked questions

What is Semyon Gershtein in simple terms?

Semyon Solomonovich Gershtein (13 July 1929 – 20 February 2023) was a Soviet and Russian physicist. He was an academician of Russian Academy of Sciences since 2003.

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Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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