"The host of heaven is far..." (my recollections of Ya B Zeldovich)

V.S. Popov
Russian Federation State Scientific Center ‘A.I. Alikhanov Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics’, ul. Bolshaya Cheremushkinskaya 25, Moscow, 117259, Russian Federation

Recollections about the prominent Soviet theoretical physicist Academician Ya.B. Zeldovich and his influence on the scientific work of the author and the author’s colleagues.

PACS: 01.60.+q, 01.65.+g, 03.65.−w (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0184.201404i.0451
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2014/4/i/
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Citation: Popov V S ""The host of heaven is far..." (my recollections of Ya B Zeldovich)" Phys. Usp. 57 413–418 (2014)

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Received: 29th, April 2013, accepted: 6th, September 2013

Оригинал: Попов В С «"Далёк астральный лад..." (воспоминания о Я.Б. Зельдовиче)» УФН 184 451–456 (2014); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0184.201404i.0451

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