Sokolov Vladimir Vladimirovich

Dr. Sci. in Physics and Mathematics, leading researcher of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, author of more than 180 scientific publications. Main fields of research: study of massive cosmic objects, gamma-ray bursts, and theory of gravitation. V. V. Sokolov was one of the first researchers in the USSR who identified a gamma-ray burst in the optical range.