Iakov Borisovich Zeldovich
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Iakov Borisovich Zeldovich (
Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич,
March 8,
1914 -
December 2,
1987) was a Soviet
physicist working in the fields of shock waves,
cosmology, and
general relativity.
References
- Overbye, D. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
- Zeldovich, Ia. B. Physics of Shock Waves and High-Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena, Vol. 1 & 2. New York: Academic Press, 1966, 1967.
- Zeldovich, Ia. B. and Novikov, I. D. Relativistic Astrophysics, Vol. 1: Stars and Relativity. New York: Dover, 1997.
- Zeldovich, Ia. B. and Novikov, I. D. Relativistic Astrophysics, Vol. 2: The Structure and Evolution of the Universe. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1971.
- Zeldovich, Ia. B. and Raizer, Yu. P. Elements of Gasdynamics and the Classical Theory of Shock Waves. New York: Academic Press, 1968.
