Umov was born in 1846 in Simbirsk (present-day Ulyanovsk) in the family of a military doctor. He graduated from the Physics and Mathematics department of Moscow State University in 1867 and became a Professor of Physics in 1875. He studied theoretical physics by reading works of Gabriel Lamé, Clebsch and Clausius, that made a significant impact on the originality of his later ideas in physics.
Umov became the head of the Physics department of Moscow State University (MSU) after Aleksandr Stoletov died in 1896. Together with Pyotr Lebedev, Umov actively participated in founding the Physical Institute at the MSU.
He organized several educational societies. He was the president of the Moscow Society of Nature Explorers for 17 years. He was among the first Russian scientists who acknowledged the importance of the theory of relativity. In 1911, along with a group of leading professors, he left Moscow University in protest of reactionary actions of the government. Umov died in 1915 in Moscow.
Contribution to physics
Umov was the first who introduced in physics such basic concepts as speed and direction of movement of energy, which are now associated with Umov-Poynting vector, and density of energy in a given point of space. During his work in Odessa from 1873 to 1874, Umov published first papers containing the major ideas of energy movement. In his first works of this period, Umov considered potential energy as kinetic energy of some environments "imperceptible for us". From this hypothesis, he made a conclusion: it is always possible to specify a place where the energy is in. Therefore, it is natural to raise the question about movement of energy. In his following works, Umov did not bind himself to this hypothesis about the nature of potential energy, but was guided by the principle of energy conservation only. After formulating the concept of density and movement of energy, he wrote differential equations for energy movement in the elastic media and in the fluid. The authoritative Encyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften states:
N. Umov in 1874 had already solved a problem of the movement of energy in liquid and elastic media in completely generalized view. However, the intense attention to this view has been attracted only after Poynting had presented a stream of electromagnetic energy based on Maxwell equations [ten years later than Umov's publications].
He was the first scientist to indicate interrelation between mass and energy proposing the formula E = kmc2 with 0,5 ≤ k ≤ 1 as early as in 1873.[1] In 1875, Umov solved a general problem of distribution of electric currents in conducting surfaces of any kind. Between 1888 and 1891, he investigated experimentally the diffusion in water solutions, the polarization of light in opaque media, and discovered the effect of chromatic depolarization of light. In 1900, he conducted a thorough analysis of many Gauss formulae regarding terrestrial magnetism, which allowed the definition of secular changes of the Earth's magnetic field.
References
^Умов Н. А. Избранные сочинения [N.A. Umov. Selected Works]. М. — Л., 1950.
External links
Umov's works review (in Russian)
Biography of Umov (in Russian)
Biography of Umov (in Russian)
January 25, 2023
nikolay, umov, nikolay, alekseevich, umov, russian, Никола, Алексе, евич, мов, january, 1846, january, 1915, russian, physicist, mathematician, known, discovering, concept, umov, poynting, vector, umov, effect, nikolay, alekseevich, umovborn, 1846, january, 18. Nikolay Alekseevich Umov Russian Nikola j Alekse evich U mov January 23 1846 January 15 1915 was a Russian physicist and mathematician known for discovering the concept of Umov Poynting vector and Umov effect Nikolay Alekseevich UmovBorn 1846 01 23 January 23 1846Simbirsk Russian EmpireDiedJanuary 15 1915 1915 01 15 aged 68 Moscow Russian EmpireCitizenshipRussian EmpireAlma materMoscow State UniversityKnown forDiscovering the Umov Poynting vector concept and Umov effectScientific careerFieldsPhysicistInstitutionsMoscow State University Contents 1 Biography 2 Contribution to physics 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditUmov was born in 1846 in Simbirsk present day Ulyanovsk in the family of a military doctor He graduated from the Physics and Mathematics department of Moscow State University in 1867 and became a Professor of Physics in 1875 He studied theoretical physics by reading works of Gabriel Lame Clebsch and Clausius that made a significant impact on the originality of his later ideas in physics Umov became the head of the Physics department of Moscow State University MSU after Aleksandr Stoletov died in 1896 Together with Pyotr Lebedev Umov actively participated in founding the Physical Institute at the MSU He organized several educational societies He was the president of the Moscow Society of Nature Explorers for 17 years He was among the first Russian scientists who acknowledged the importance of the theory of relativity In 1911 along with a group of leading professors he left Moscow University in protest of reactionary actions of the government Umov died in 1915 in Moscow Contribution to physics EditUmov was the first who introduced in physics such basic concepts as speed and direction of movement of energy which are now associated with Umov Poynting vector and density of energy in a given point of space During his work in Odessa from 1873 to 1874 Umov published first papers containing the major ideas of energy movement In his first works of this period Umov considered potential energy as kinetic energy of some environments imperceptible for us From this hypothesis he made a conclusion it is always possible to specify a place where the energy is in Therefore it is natural to raise the question about movement of energy In his following works Umov did not bind himself to this hypothesis about the nature of potential energy but was guided by the principle of energy conservation only After formulating the concept of density and movement of energy he wrote differential equations for energy movement in the elastic media and in the fluid The authoritative Encyklopadie der mathematischen Wissenschaften states N Umov in 1874 had already solved a problem of the movement of energy in liquid and elastic media in completely generalized view However the intense attention to this view has been attracted only after Poynting had presented a stream of electromagnetic energy based on Maxwell equations ten years later than Umov s publications He was the first scientist to indicate interrelation between mass and energy proposing the formula E kmc2 with 0 5 k 1 as early as in 1873 1 In 1875 Umov solved a general problem of distribution of electric currents in conducting surfaces of any kind Between 1888 and 1891 he investigated experimentally the diffusion in water solutions the polarization of light in opaque media and discovered the effect of chromatic depolarization of light In 1900 he conducted a thorough analysis of many Gauss formulae regarding terrestrial magnetism which allowed the definition of secular changes of the Earth s magnetic field References Edit Umov N A Izbrannye sochineniya N A Umov Selected Works M L 1950 External links EditUmov s works review in Russian Biography of Umov in Russian Biography of Umov in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikolay Umov amp oldid 1113791193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
