Vadim Knizhnik was a Russian theoretical physicist born on February 20, 1962, in Kiev. He excelled in his studies, winning the USSR Physics Olympiad as a student. Knizhnik studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and earned his doctorate at the Landau Institute under Alexander Polyakov. His research focused on quantum field theory, string theory, and quantum gravity. Tragically, his promising career was cut short when he passed away at the age of 25 on December 25, 1987, in Moscow. He contributed to the study of Loop diagrams and is associated with the KZ equations.
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Place of Birth: Kyiv
Place of Death: Moscow
Educated At: MIPT Department of General and Applied Physics
Occupation: physicist
Employers: Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics | ITEP
Awards Received: Twice winner of the Physics Olympiad of the USSR
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 20, 2025 |
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| Sun | 1 Pisces 15 | 1 Pisces 58 | 3 Taurus 42 |
| Moon | 10 Virgo 3 | 27 Scorpio 50 | 24 Sagittarius 23 |
| Mercury | 7 Aquarius 35 | 10 Pisces 52 | 13 Taurus 6 |
| Venus | 7 Pisces 2 | 9 Aries 4 | 25 Taurus 6 |
| Mars | 14 Aquarius 21 | 17 Cancer 6 | 3 Aries 37 |
| Jupiter | 22 Aquarius 9 | 11 Gemini 42 | 5 Pisces 44 |
| Saturn | 5 Aquarius 50 | 19 Pisces 34 | 11 Aquarius 3 |
| Uranus | 28 Leo 25 | 23 Taurus 28 | 26 Leo 29 |
| Neptune | 13 Scorpio 28 | 28 Pisces 35 | 12 Scorpio 20 |
| Pluto | 9 Virgo 2 | 2 Aquarius 38 | 7 Virgo 40 |
| Rahu | 17 Leo 20 | 28 Pisces 49 | 14 Leo 0 |
| Ketu | 17 Aquarius 20 | 28 Virgo 49 | 14 Aquarius 0 |
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