Christo Jankow Christow
Christo Jankow Christow ( Bulgarian Христо Янков Христов ; born June 12, 1915 in Varna ; † March 20, 1990 ) was a Bulgarian physicist .
Life
Christow first studied physics and mathematics in Sofia . In 1938/39 he continued his studies at the Paris Sorbonne . From 1952 he worked as a professor at the University of Sofia . A study visit took him to the Lomonossow University in Moscow in 1956/57 . In 1968 he became deputy director at the Soviet United Institutes for Nuclear Research in Dubna . From 1972 he was director of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences .
In his scientific work he dealt with problems of crystal physics , the axiomatization of physical theories and the application of group theory in quantum theory . Further work concerned mathematical problems.
Christow was the winner of the Dimitrov Prize .
literature
- Christow, Christo Jankow . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 48.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christow, Christo Jankow |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Христов, Христо Янков (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Varna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1990 |