I never considered that, thanksrootone said:A possible answer is that although the overall course was designed and produced by him, this part of it he delegated to others who he considered to be most expert in that particular area.
I considered that too; he died at some point, hence the exclusion from vol 9 and 10 which were published after his death. But he's included in vol 5-8 as well which is why I found it oddphyzguy said:I think the answer is that by the time that volume was written, Landau had been in an auto accident that caused severe brain damage. He never really practiced physics again after the accident.
For some reason that never occurred to me; I just checked and it was published after his deathVanadium 50 said:The various volumes were not necessarily written in sequence.
Landau passed away before the publication of Vol 4, therefore he was not able to contribute to the writing of the book.
Landau's work was extremely significant and influential in the field of physics. However, due to his untimely death, he was unable to contribute to the writing of Vol 4 and therefore not listed as an author.
There is no evidence to suggest that Landau did not want to be credited as an author in Vol 4. In fact, he was listed as an author in the previous volumes of the series.
No, Landau's name was not intentionally left out. As mentioned before, his untimely death prevented him from contributing to the writing of Vol 4 and therefore he was not included as an author.
It is unlikely that Landau will be credited as an author in Vol 4 in the future as the book has already been published. However, his contributions to the previous volumes and his significant work in the field of physics will always be recognized and remembered.