Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov

Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov
Photograph of Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov
Born15 November 1923
Died6 December 2004 (aged 81)
Moscow
EducationMoscow State University, Faculty of Physics
Known forSymmetry considerations in ferroelectric phase changes
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, crystallography
InstitutionsLaboratory of Phase Transitions, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS
Academic advisorsAlexei Vasilievich Shubnikov

Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov (Russian: Шувалов Лев Александрович; 15 November 1923 – 6 December 2004) was a Soviet crystallographer and mathematician. Shuvalov is notable for his work on symmetry considerations in ferroelectric crystal phase changes.

Career

Shuvalov was born on 15 November 1923. In 1941 he entered the army directly from school. Shuvalov participated in the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk. He served until the end of the war in 1945 and was awarded the Order of the Red Star.[1][2]

In 1946 Shuvalov entered Moscow State University to study physics, graduating in 1951. He then worked for the Hydroproject Institute for five years. In 1956 Shuvalov joined the Institute of Crystallography studying under Alexei Vasilievich Shubnikov; he gained his doctorate in 1971. He was then appointed a professor at the Institute of Crystallography. In 1972 Shuvalov created the Laboratory of Phase Transitions of which he was the head for over 20 years.[3]

Shuvalov's work was in the fields of mathematics and crystallography, specifically the use of group theory to analyse the phase changes occurring in ferroelectric and ferroelastic crystals. He published more than 700 papers during his scientific career and held over 20 patents.[3]

Between 1956 and 1974, Shuvalov was a leader in the field of symmetry considerations in the crystallography and crystal physics of ferroelectrics. Shuvalov investigated symmetry changes during ferroelectric, ferroelastic and ferromagnetic phase transitions based on Curie's principle.[1][2] He established a classification of ferroelectrics based on their crystal symmetry.[3] In the 1980s and 1990s Shuvalov led a team that researched new families of ferroelectrics and antiferroelectrics such as the alkali trihydrosulfates and trihydroselenites.[2][4] He also discovered a new class of crystals with superionic conductivity (superprotonic conductors).[3]

Shuvalov was editor of Kristallografija from 1997 to 2004.[5] He also served on the editorial boards of international journals such as Condensed Matter News, Crystallography Reviews, Ferroelectrics, Ferroelectrics Letters, and Zeitschrift für Kristallographie.[4]

A special issue of Ferroelectrics was dedicated to Shuvalov in 1989.[6][7][8] Shuvalov died on 6 December 2004 in Moscow.

A symposium in honour of the centenary of Shuvalov's birth was held at MIREA – Russian Technological University in 2024.[9]

Publications

Selected publications available in English:

  • 1956: Ferroelectric phase transitions and crystal symmetry[10]
  • 1960: Ferromagnetic phase transitions and the symmetry of crystals[11]
  • 1963: Antisymmetry and its concrete modifications[12]
  • 1963: Limit groups of double antisymmetry[13]
  • 1964: Crystallographic classification of ferroelectrics, ferroelectric phase transformations and peculiarities of domain structure, and some physical properties of ferroelectrics of the different classes[14]
  • 1970: Symmetry aspects of ferroelectricity[15]
  • 1988: Modern Crystallography IV: Physical properties of crystals[16]
  • List of publications from the Steklov Mathematical Institute[17]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov (November 15, 1923–December 6, 2004)". Crystallography Reports. 50 (3): 528–529. May 2005. doi:10.1134/1.1927621.
  2. ^ a b c Blinc, Robert (January 2005). "In memoriam Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov 1923-2004". IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 52 (1): 9. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2005.1397344.
  3. ^ a b c d "ШУВАЛОВ Лев Александрович Шувалов Л.А.(1923–2004)" [SHUVALOV Lev Alexandrovich Shuvalov L.A.(1923-2004)] (in Russian). Institute of Crystallography of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, George W. (August 2005). "Obituary: Lev A. Shuvalov (1923-2004)". Ferroelectrics. 322 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1080/00150190500321168.
  5. ^ "On the 50th Anniversary of the journal Kristallografiya (Crystallography Reports)". Crystallography Reports. 51 (1): 1. January 2006. doi:10.1134/S1063774506010019.
  6. ^ Lemanov, V. V.; Janovec, V. (October 1989). "Professor Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov—a tribute". Ferroelectrics. 98 (1): xv–xvi. doi:10.1080/00150198908217562.
  7. ^ Kobayashi, Jinzo (October 1989). "Lev Aleksandrovich Shuvalov—my bosom friend". Ferroelectrics. 98 (1): xvii–xvii. doi:10.1080/00150198908217563.
  8. ^ Blinc, Robert (October 1989). "Tribute to professor Lev A. Shuvalov". Ferroelectrics. 98 (1): xix–xix. doi:10.1080/00150198908217565.
  9. ^ "Topical issues in the physics of ferroelectrics and related materials". MIREA - Russian Technological University. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  10. ^ Zheludev, I. S.; Shuvalov, L. A. (1956). "Ferroelectric phase transitions and crystal symmetry". Soviet Physics Crystallography. 1 (6): 537–542. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. ^ Shuvalov, L. A. (1960). "Ferromagnetic phase transitions and the symmetry of crystals". Soviet Physics Crystallography. 4 (3): 371–380.
  12. ^ Shuvalov, L. A. (1963). "Antisymmetry and its concrete modifications". Soviet Physics Crystallography. 7 (4): 418–422.
  13. ^ Shuvalov, L. A. (1963). "Limit groups of double antisymmetry". Soviet Physics Crystallography. 7 (6): 669–672.
  14. ^ Shuvalov, L. A. (1964). "Crystallographic classification of ferroelectrics, ferroelectric phase transformations and peculiarities of domain structure, and some physical properties of ferroelectrics of the different classes". Soviet Physics Crystallography. 8 (4): 495–500.
  15. ^ Shuvalov, L. A. (1970). Symmetry aspects of ferroelectricity. Proceedings of the 2nd International Meeting on Ferroelectricity [Kyoto, 1969]. Journal of the Physical Society Japan. Vol. 28 (supplement). pp. 38–51.
  16. ^ Shuvalov, L. A., ed. (1988). Modern Crystallography IV: Physical Properties of Crystals. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. ISBN 9783642818387.
  17. ^ "Shuvalov, Lev Aleksandrovich (1923–2004): List of publications". Math-Net.ru. Steklov Mathematical Institute RAS. Retrieved 9 August 2025.


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