Mikhail Lvovich Lidov (Russian: Михаи́л Льво́вич Ли́дов, 4 October 1926 – 30 December 1993) was a Soviet and Russian astronomer specialising in celestial mechanics. He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Yoshihide Kozai, the Kozai mechanism.
Mikhail Lidov | |
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| Born | Mikhail Lvovich Lidov 4 October 1926[2] |
| Died | 30 December 1993 (aged 67)[2] |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Kozai mechanism |
| Children | Aleksey Lidov |
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| Doctoral advisor | Leonid Sedov |
In 1960, he was awarded the Lenin Prize for his contributions to the Soviet space program.[3]
The asteroid 4236 Lidov, discovered by Nikolai Chernykh in 1979, was named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22501).[4]
References
edit- ^ A., Vashkov'yak M. "On scientific activity of Professor M.L.Lidov and on the development of his studies on the orbital satellites evolution (for 80-th anniversary)". Главное Меню Администратора (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ a b "Lidov Michail L'vovich (1926-1993)". Astronomy Letters. 20 (3): 337–338. May 1994. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ Shevchenko, Ivan I. (2017). "The Lidov-Kozai Effect - Applications in Exoplanet Research and Dynamical Astronomy". Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Cham: Springer International Publishing. p. 10. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43522-0. ISBN 978-3-319-43520-6. ISSN 0067-0057.
- ^ "4236 Lidov (1979 FV1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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