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, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 20, 2024 |
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| Sun | 1 Pisces 15 | 1 Pisces 12 | 2 Taurus 44 |
| Moon | 10 Virgo 3 | 15 Cancer 19 | 11 Sagittarius 29 |
| Mercury | 7 Aquarius 35 | 24 Aquarius 49 | 11 Taurus 1 |
| Venus | 7 Pisces 2 | 4 Aquarius 35 | 23 Taurus 53 |
| Mars | 14 Aquarius 21 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 2 Aries 51 |
| Jupiter | 22 Aquarius 9 | 9 Taurus 44 | 5 Pisces 33 |
| Saturn | 5 Aquarius 50 | 8 Pisces 42 | 11 Aquarius 0 |
| Uranus | 28 Leo 25 | 19 Taurus 22 | 26 Leo 29 |
| Neptune | 13 Scorpio 28 | 26 Pisces 24 | 12 Scorpio 22 |
| Pluto | 9 Virgo 2 | 0 Aquarius 56 | 7 Virgo 41 |
| Rahu | 17 Leo 20 | 18 Aries 12 | 14 Leo 3 |
| Ketu | 17 Aquarius 20 | 18 Libra 12 | 14 Aquarius 3 |
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