T. R. Ramadas

Trivandrum Ramakrishnan "T. R." Ramadas (born 30 March 1955) is an Indian mathematician who specializes in algebraic and differential geometry, and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 1998, the highest science award in India, in the mathematical sciences category.[1] [2]

T.R. Ramadas
Born
Trivandrum Ramakrishnan Ramadas

(1955-03-30) 30 March 1955
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materUniversity of Bombay
IIT Kanpur
AwardsShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Scientific career
FieldsAlgebraic and differential geometry, mathematical physics
InstitutionsInternational Centre for Theoretical Physics
Chennai Mathematical Institute
Doctoral advisorM S Narasimhan

He studied engineering in IIT Kanpur then joined TIFR as a graduate student in physics finally changing to mathematics after his interactions with M S Narasimhan.

He is currently a professor at Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[3]

Selected publications

  • "The "Harder-Narasimhan Trace" and Unitarity of the KZ/Hitchin Connection: genus 0", Ann. of Math. 169, 1–39 (2009).
  • (With V.B. Mehta) "Moduli of vector bundles, Frobenius splitting, and invariant theory", Ann. of Math. 144, 269–313 (1996).
  • "Factorisation of generalised theta functions II", Topology 35, 641–654 (1996).
  • (With M.S. Narasimhan) "Factorisation of generalised theta functions I", Invent. Math. 114, 565–624 (1993).
  • (With I.M. Singer and J. Weitsman) "Some comments on Chern Simons gauge theory", Commun. Math. Phys. 126, 409–420 (1989).
  • (With P.K. Mitter) "The two-dimensional O(N) nonlinear =E5 model: renormalisation and effective actions", Commun. Math. Phys. 122, 575–596 (1989).
  • (With M.S. Narasimhan) "Geometry of SU(2) gauge fields", Commun. Math. Phys. 67, 121–136 (1979).

References

  1. Sukumar Mallick; Saguna Dewan; S C Dhawan (1999). Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners (1958–1998) (PDF). New Delhi: Human Rsource Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. p. 118.
  2. "Ramadas Ramakrishnan". International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. Ramadas, T. R. "To take natural talent forward". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 December 2016.


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