Sergei Alexandrovich Zhevakin

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

Sergei Alexandrovich Zhevakin
BornApril 11, 1916
Moscow Imperial Russia
DiedFebruary 21, 2001
Nizhny Novgorod Russian Federation
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipUSSR, Russian Federation
Alma materState University of Gorky
Known forpulsation mechanism for variable stars
AwardsOrder of the Red Star, Fyodor Bredikhin Prize, USSR State Prize, Open Society Foundations Professorship
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsRadio Physics Institute, Gorky
Doctoral advisorAleksandr Andronov

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. Zhevakin graduated from N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod in 1939, and, after two years of working at various local factories, entered a graduate program in 1941. However, because of the invasion of Nazi Germany, he was conscripted into the army in July 1941, where he served with distinction until January 1946. Zhevakin was wounded twice.

After returning to graduate school, he defended his 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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