Department of Problems of physics and astrophysics MIPT based in the I.E.Tamm theoretical department of LPI (head M.A.Vasiliev), where the astrophysical research is conducted in the Ionospheric and plasma physic subdepartment under academician A.V.Gurevich.

Main directions: relativistic and plasma astrophysics, cosmology, physics of compact objects, cosmic rays, high energy astrophysics.

Vasily S. Beskin, professor, beskin@lpi.ru, (499)132-6595 -
Propagation of waves in the pulsar magnetosphere (review in Uspekhi),
MHD models of relativistic and nonrelativistic jets (review in Uspekhi).

Vladimir A. Dogiel, professor, dogiel@lpi.ru, (499)132-6235 -
Active processes in the center of the Galaxy.
Origin and propagation of cosmic rays.
Theory of the nonthermal radiation of the galaxy clusters.

Yakov N. Istomin, professor, istomin@lpi.ru, (499)132-6171 -
Plasma generation in the magnetospheres of neutron stars.
Relativistic jets from active galactic nuclei.

Vladimir N. Lukash, professor, vladimir@lukash.asc.rssi.ru, (495)333-3366 -
Generation of cosmological density perturbations in the early Universe.
The internal structure of galactic dark matter halo.

Maksim I. Zelnikov, assistent professor, zelnikov@lpi.ru, (499)132-6172 -
Star dynamics on the Galaxy (paper in Galaxy Astrophysics),
The growth of massive black holes in galaxies and globular clusters(paper).

Kirill P. Zybin, corresponding member of the RAS, zybin@lpi.ru, (499)132-6171 -
Impact on the ionosphere by powerful radio waves.
The theory of hydrodynamic turbulence.