Sergei Alexandrovich Zhevakin

Sergei Alexandrovich Zhevakin
Born April 11, 1916
Moscow Imperial Russia
Died February 21, 2001
Nizhny Novgorod Russian Federation
Nationality Russian
Citizenship USSR, Russian Federation
Alma mater State University of Gorky
Known for pulsation mechanism for variable stars
Awards Order of the Red Star, Fyodor Bredikhin Prize, USSR State Prize, Open Society Foundation Professorship
Scientific career
Fields Astronomy
Institutions Radio Physics Institute, Gorky
Doctoral advisor Aleksandr Andronov

Sergei Alexandrovich Zhevakin (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Жевакин) (April 11, 1916 – February 21, 2001) was a Russian astronomer.

Zhevakin is credited for identifying ionized helium as the valve for the heat engine that drives the pulsation of Cepheid variable stars.[1][2][3][4]


Early life and Education

S. A. Zhevakin was born on April 11, 1916 in Moscow. The family moved to Nizhny Novgorod in the late 1920s. Graduated from N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod in 1939, and, after two years of working at various local factories, entered graduate program in 1941. However, because of the invasion of Nazi Germany, was conscripted into army in July 1941, where served with distinction until January 1946. Wounded twice.

After returning to graduate school, defended thesis in 1949.


References

  1. ↑ Zhevakin, S. A., "К Теории Цефеид. I", Астрономический журнал, 30 161–179 (1953)
  2. ↑ Zhevakin, S. A., "К Теории Звездной Переменности. II", Астрономический журнал, 31 141–153 (1954)
  3. ↑ Zhevakin, S. A., "К Теории Звездной Переменности. III", Астрономический журнал, 31 335–357 (1954)
  4. ↑ Zhevakin, S. A., "Physical Basis of the Pulsation Theory of Variable Stars", Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.1, p.367–400 (1963)


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