Anatoly Logunov
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Anatoly Alekseyevich Logunov ( born December 30, 1926, Obsharovka Village, now in Kuybyshev Oblast, Russia
) is a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences
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alternative to that of the general theory of relativity. RTG has been criticized by mainstream physicists and has little acceptance beyond Logunov's scientific school.
Russia
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) is a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
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Relativistic theory of gravitation
Since 1980s the name of Logunov is associated with the development relativistic theory of gravitation (RTG), a theory of gravitationGravitation
Gravitation, or gravity, is a natural phenomenon by which physical bodies attract with a force proportional to their mass. Gravitation is most familiar as the agent that gives weight to objects with mass and causes them to fall to the ground when dropped...
alternative to that of the general theory of relativity. RTG has been criticized by mainstream physicists and has little acceptance beyond Logunov's scientific school.
Positions
- Director of the Institute for High Energy PhysicsInstitute for High Energy PhysicsThe Institute for High Energy Physics was opened in 1965 in Protvino near Moscow, Russia. The institute is known for the particle accelerator U-70 synchrotron launched in 1967, which was the largest in the world for five years. The first director of the institute 1963—1974) was Anatoli Logunov.-...
(1963—1974 и 1993—2003) - Scientific director of the IHEP (1974–present)
- Vice-president of RAS (11/26/1974–12/19/1991)
- Rector of Moscow State UniversityMoscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
(1977—1992) - Deputy of the USSR Supreme Soviet (1979–1989)
- Candidate member of the CPSU Central Committee (1981–1986)
- Member of the CPSU Central Committee (1986)