50 years in the Landau Institute environment

TL;DR

This paper reflects on 50 years of research at the Landau Institute, emphasizing its multidisciplinary environment and its influence on the author's work in theoretical physics.

Contribution

The paper provides a personal account of the Landau Institute's environment and its impact on collaborative research in various areas of physics over five decades.

Findings

Landau Institute fostered broad collaboration across physics disciplines.

Multidisciplinary environment inspired significant research contributions.

The Institute's environment influenced the author's scientific development.

Abstract

It is impossible to review all the fundamental works of Landau Institute, which made important contribution to physics in general. Here I will discuss only a part of these works, only those which directly influence my own work during 50 years (1968-2018). Khalatnikov created the unique Institute, where practically all important areas of theoretical physics have been represented, opening broad possibilities for collaboration. The multidisciplinary environment of the Landau Institute was the main element of inspiration.