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Aleksandr Andronov

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Andronov
Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Андро́нов
Born(1901-04-11)April 11, 1901
DiedOctober 31, 1952(1952-10-31) (aged 51)
CitizenshipRussian Empire, USSR
Alma materMoscow State University (1925)
Scientific career
Fieldsphysics
InstitutionsUNN
Doctoral advisorLeonid Mandelstam
Notable studentsAndrey Gaponov-Grekhov

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Andronov (Template:Lang-ru; April 11 [O.S. March 29] 1901, Moscow – October 31, 1952, Gorky) was a Soviet physicist and member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1946).[1] He worked extensively on the theory of stability of dynamical systems, introducing (together with Lev Pontryagin) the notion of structural stability. In that context, he also contributed to the mathematical theory of self-oscillation (a term that he coined) by establishing a link between the generation of oscillations and the theory of Lyapunov stability. He developed the comprehensive theory of self-oscillations by linking it with the qualitative theory of differential equations, topology, and with the general theory of stability of motion. The crater Andronov on the Moon is named after him.

References

  1. ^ "Радиофизический Факультет Нижегородского Государственного Университета им.Н.И.Лобачевского" [Alexander Alexandrovich Andronov (1901-1952) - Museum of the Radiophysical Faculty of the UNN]. rf.unn.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 14 March 2019.