Lev Gor'kov was a prominent Soviet physicist known for his contributions to various fields, particularly condensed matter physics and the theory of superconductivity. He made significant advancements in understanding the quantum properties of materials, including the behavior of electrons in solids. Gor'kov's work has influenced both theoretical frameworks and experimental approaches in physics, making him a notable figure in the scientific community.
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A theoretical condensed matter physicist who derived the Ginzburg-Landau theory of superconductivity from microscopic BCS theory near the transition temperature. His 1959 analysis identifies why the effective field couples with twice the charge of an electron: it describes Cooper pairs. This connects a useful macroscopic order parameter theory with the microscopic pairing mechanism and fixes its regime of validity.[ref]
Microscopic Derivation of the Ginzburg-Landau Equations in the Theory of Superconductivity by Lev Gor'kov. p. 1364: abstract and microscopic starting equations near the critical temperature