Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov

Alexei Abrikosov
Alexei Abrikosov
Born	Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov; June 25, 1928; Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 29, 2017 (aged 88); Palo Alto, California, USA
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1928–1991); Russia (since 1992); United States (since 1999);
Alma mater	Moscow State University; USSR Academy of Sciences;
Known for	Abrikosov vortex; Condensed matter physics;
Children	3
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (2003); ForMemRS (2001); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Landau Institute; Moscow State University; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Argonne National Laboratory;
Website	www.msd.anl.gov/abrikosov

Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Абрико́сов; June 25, 1928 – March 29, 2017^[2]) was a Russian and American^[3] theoretical physicist. His works were in the field of condensed matter physics.

Abrikosov was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003 for his study on superconductor and superfluidity.^[3]^[4]^[5]

He was of Jewish descent.^[3]

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Alexei Abrikosov

Born	Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (1928-06-25)June 25, 1928 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 29, 2017(2017-03-29) (aged 88) Palo Alto, California, USA
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1928–1991) Russia (since 1992) United States (since 1999)
Alma mater	Moscow State University USSR Academy of Sciences
Known for	Abrikosov vortex Condensed matter physics
Children	3
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (2003) ForMemRS (2001) Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Landau Institute Moscow State University Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Argonne National Laboratory

Website	www.msd.anl.gov/abrikosov