TO THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY FROM THE BIRTHDAY OF M.A. LEONTOVICH

The researches of M. A. Leontovich in optics and acoustics

I. L. Fabelinskiĭ

P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, the USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: A brief review is given of M. A. Leontovich's researches in optics and acoustics betweeen 1926 and 1941. Particular attention is devoted to his work that laid the foundations for new fields of research in molecular acoustics and molecular optics. Three of M. A. Leontovich's experimental papers are also reviewed.

UDC: [535+534](092)

PACS: 01.60.+q, 51.70.+f, 51.40.+p, 43.10.Eg

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0139.198304f.0672

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 1983, 26:4, 356–365