February 7, 2026

February 24 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dmitriy Sergeevich Chernavskii (February 24, 1926 – June 20, 2016).
Dmitriy Sergeevich Chernavskii was a leading Russian expert in the field of interdisciplinary research and one of the founders of self-organization theory. His long, fruitful creative life became an inspiration for many generations of Russian scientists. D.S. Chernavskii worked continuously at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences (LPI) for 65 years, joining the Department of Theoretical Physics in 1951.
On his initiative, the Theoretical Biophysics Sector was established within the LPI Theoretical Department in 1972, which he headed until 2014. These years were marked by the scientific community's recognition of the enormous importance of nonlinearity and computational experiments in natural science. Concepts of "oscillatory ideology", limit cycles, dynamic systems, and the fundamental importance of quantum-mechanical effects in biophysics are largely linked in Russian biology to the ideas, energy, and enthusiasm of D.S. Chernavskii. His works on self-oscillations in biochemical reactions, electron tunneling in biological objects, and the "protein-machine" concept in the theory of enzyme reactions have become classics. Dmitriy Sergeyevich played a crucial role in the development of self-organization theory, or synergetics, in Russia. The dynamic information theory he developed within this approach, as well as his decisive contributions to mathematical economics (econophysics), have proven remarkably relevant

During a meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on 23 December 2025, the Academy members approved the List of the RAS professors elected at the General Meeting of the Academy of Sciences.

• Deputy Director of the Theory Department at Lebedev Institute Konstantin Alkalaev was elected a RAS Professor in the Physics Division.

 
The Scientific Council will meet on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 15:00

PROGRAM:

1. Discussion of the PhD thesis proposal by I. Fateev "Partial synchronisation states in systems of superdiffusively coupled oscillators" (advisor: A. Polezhaev, reviewer: V. Gubernov)
2. Employment issues
3. Miscellaneous

Tamm Theory Department Colloquium [ ... ]
Thursday at 15:00

March 17, 2026
D. Ageev
Quantum chaos in high-energy physics and beyond

Astrophysical Seminar [ ... ]
Wednesday

March 11, 2026
V. Beskin, I. Khalilov
Deceleration of relativistic jets

Quantum Field Theory Seminar [ ... ]
Friday at 15:00

March 13, 2026
M. Pavlov, V. Belavin
4-point W_3 classical blocks with semi-degenerate operators

Condensed Matter Theory Seminar [ ... ]
Tuesday

March 17, 2026
D. Sadekov
Quantum field theory in non-invariant states

Mathematical Modeling Seminar [ ... ]
Tuesday

February 17, 2026 at 17.45 (!)
A. Masalovich
Mathematicians, over to you. 20 questions to ask AI

Quantum Field Theory Journal Club [ ... ]
Friday

March 13, 2026
D. Rudinsky
Quantum L_∞ - algebras in QFT, part III