David A. Frank-Kamenetskii

David A. Frank-Kamenetskii
Born(1910-08-03)3 August 1910
Vilna, Russia, (now Vilnius, Lithuania)
Died2 June 1970(1970-06-02) (aged 59)
Alma materTomsk Technological Institute
Known forFrank-Kamenetskii theory
ZFK equation
Plasma physics
Astrophysics
Activation energy asymptotics
Spouse(s)Klavdia A. Frank-Kamenetskii  née Kopytova (1932–1935)
Elena E. Fridman
AwardsTriple USSR State Prize laureate,
Mendeleev Prize (1949),
Lenin Order,
Order of the Working Red Labour
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, chemistry
Doctoral advisorNikolay Nikolaevich Semenov

David Albertovich Frank-Kamenetskii (Russian: Давид Альбертович Франк-Каменецкий, August 3, 1910 – June 2, 1970) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and chemist, professor and doctor of physical, chemical and mathematical sciences. He developed the thermal explosion theory, worked on plasma physics problems and in astrophysics.


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