Ira Borah Bernstein | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Education | City College of New York (B.S.) New York University (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Bernstein waves Bernstein–Greene–Kruskal modes |
Awards | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Plasma physics |
Ira Borah Bernstein (born November 8, 1924) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in plasma physics.[1] He was the first person to formulate the theory of electrostatic waves propagating in a magnetized plasma in 1958, which are now commonly known as Bernstein waves in plasma physics.[2]
Bernstein's other theoretical contributions include the development of the energy principle in the study of plasma instabilities,[3] as well as formulating the exact (one-dimensional) solution to electrostatic wave propagation in an unmagnetized plasma also known as Bernstein–Greene–Kruskal modes.[4]
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