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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Venkataraman Balakrishnan
| image = Vbalki.jpg
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| birth_date = 1943
| birth_place =
| residence = [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| field = [[Particle physics]], [[many-body theory]], [[dynamical systems]], [[stochastic process]]es, [[quantum dynamics]], mechanical behavior of solids, and others
| work_institution = [[TIFR]]<br>[[IIT Madras]]
| alma_mater = [[Brandeis University]]
| doctoral_advisor =
| doctoral_students =
| known_for =
| prizes =
| religion =
| footnotes =
| spouse = [[Radha Balakrishnan]]
| children = [[Hari Balakrishnan]], [[Hamsa Balakrishnan]]
}}

'''V. Balakrishnan''' (born 1943 as ''Venkataraman Balakrishnan'') is an [[Republic of India|Indian]] [[theoretical physicist]] who has worked in a number of fields of areas, including [[particle physics]], [[many-body theory]], the mechanical behavior of solids, [[dynamical systems]], [[stochastic processes]], and [[quantum dynamics]]. He is an accomplished researcher who has made important contributions to the theory of anelasticity, [[continuous-time random walk]]s, and recurrences in dynamical systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.physics.iitm.ac.in/people_files/faculty/vbalki.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426082347/http://www.physics.iitm.ac.in/people_files/faculty/vbalki.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 }} </ref>

He received his [[PhD]] from [[Brandeis University]] in 1970. After a decade at [[TIFR]] and [[IGCAR]] Kalpakkam, he joined [[IIT Madras]] as a Professor of Physics in 1980. He was elected a Fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] in 1985.<ref name=IAS>{{cite web|title=Fellow profile|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Balakrishnan,_Prof._Venkataraman|publisher=[[Indian Academy of Sciences]]|access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>

In addition to his research, Balakrishnan is a popular and noted teacher of physics, known for his engaging teaching style, which combines physical insight, mathematical rigor, and wry wit. He has taught a wide range of courses over the past 30 years from introductory physics to quantum field theory to dynamical systems. Two of his courses (38 lectures in ''Classical Physics'' and 31 in ''Quantum Physics'') taught at [[IIT Madras]] through [[NPTEL|National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning]] are available on NPTEL's channel on YouTube, and are extremely popular, having received about 2.3 million views in all (as of December 2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5E4E56893588CBA8|title=Core - Classical Physics - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0F530F3BAF8C6FCC|title=Core - Quantum Physics - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref>

* 38 lectures in ''Classical Physics''
* 31 lectures in ''Quantum Physics''
* A third series appeared in June 2014 titled ''Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJRhl_6TUGChpnt2Lg0AZvZu|title=Physics - Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref>
* Towards the end of July 2014, NPTEL released a fourth series of lectures titled ''Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJQKk1E7OUQs_TcW_zQoaO4t|title=Physics - Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref>
* A fifth series entitled ''Basic Concepts of Elementary Physics : Mechanics, Heat, Oscillations, Waves and Thermal Physics'' was released in the beginning of May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-Gm0yRYwThKeMSP_ii5klqDYvta4HQI|title=Physics - Basic Concepts of Elementary Physics : Mechanics, Heat, Oscillations, Waves and Thermal Physics - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref>
* A sixth series of lectures appeared towards the end of November 2015 titled ''Physical Applications of Stochastic Processes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJQo8D9D-D6lMqh4FJbPeE_f|title=Physics - Physical Applications of Stochastic Processes - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref>
* A seventh series entitled ''Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics'' was released in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJQqNx0ElSk3Ip04Ofg7B22W|title=Physics - Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics - YouTube|website=YouTube}}</ref>

Balakrishnan has authored the book ''Mathematical Physics with Applications, Problems and Solutions'' (Ane Books 2017). <ref>{{cite book|title=Mathematical Physics Applications Problems Solutions|first=V.|last=Balakrishnan|date=December 2017|publisher=Ane Book|id= {{ASIN|9386761114|country=in}}}}</ref> He has also authored the book ''Elements of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics'' (CRC Press 2008).<ref>{{cite book|title=Elements of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics|first=V.|last=Balakrishnan|date=4 March 2008|publisher=CRC Press|isbn = 978-1420074192}}</ref> A review in the journal ''Soft Materials'' explained that rather than providing comprehensive coverage of the field of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, the book focuses on explaining the [[Langevin equation|Langevin]] and [[Fokker–Planck equation|Fokker–Planck]] equations.<ref name=Soft>{{cite journal|last1=Duenweg|first1=B|title=Book review: Elements of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics|journal=Soft Materials|date=2008|volume=6|issue=3|pages=157–158|doi=10.1080/15394450802330356}}</ref> He co-authored the book ''Beyond the Crystalline State: An Emerging Perspective'' (Springer 1989).<ref>{{cite book|title=Beyond the Crystalline State: An Emerging Perspective|first1=G.|last1=Venkataraman|first2=D.|last2=Sahoo|first3=V.|last3=Balakrishnan|date=1 April 1989|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn = 978-0387191102}}</ref>

His wife, [[Radha Balakrishnan]], is a theoretical physicist who works on nonlinear dynamics (in particular, [[solitons]] and integrable systems). His son, [[Hari Balakrishnan]], is currently the Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science at MIT. His daughter, [[Hamsa Balakrishnan]], is also on the faculty at MIT as an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://nptel.ac.in/course.php?branch= A catalog of courses as part of the NPTEL program.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5E4E56893588CBA8 ''Classical Physics'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0F530F3BAF8C6FCC ''Quantum Physics'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJRhl_6TUGChpnt2Lg0AZvZu ''Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJQKk1E7OUQs_TcW_zQoaO4t ''Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-Gm0yRYwThKeMSP_ii5klqDYvta4HQI ''Basic Concepts of Elementary Physics : Mechanics, Heat, Oscillations, Waves and Thermal Physics'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJQo8D9D-D6lMqh4FJbPeE_f ''Physical Applications of Stochastic Processes'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJQqNx0ElSk3Ip04Ofg7B22W ''Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics'' by Prof. V. Balakrishnan]

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