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{{ | {{Short description|Indian American mathematician (1944/1945–2023)}} | ||
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''' | '''Venkatramani Lakshmibai''' (1944 – 2 December 2023) was an Indian mathematician who was a [[professor emerita]] of mathematics at [[Northeastern University]] in Boston. Her research concerned [[algebraic geometry]], the theory of [[algebraic group]]s, and [[representation theory]],{{r|profile}} including in particular the theory of [[Generalized flag variety|flag varieties]] and [[Schubert variety|Schubert varieties]]. | ||
Lakshmibai earned her PhD in 1976 from the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]].{{r| | Lakshmibai was born in 1944 in a small town in southern [[India]].{{r|mom}} She earned her PhD in 1976 from the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]]{{r|profile}} under the direction of [[C. S. Seshadri]].{{r|mathgen}} She left India to teach in Europe and then in the United States, where she was a professor at Northeastern University from 1987 to 2019.{{r|mom}} With [[Sara Billey]] she was the co-author of the monograph ''Singular Loci of Schubert Varieties'' (Progress in Mathematics 182, Birkhäuser, 2000).{{r|brion}} She also co-authored two monographs with Justin Brown: ''Flag Varieties: An Interplay of Geometry, Combinatorics, and Representation Theory'' (Texts and Readings in Mathematics 53, Hindustan Book Agency, 2009){{r|ohn}} and ''The Grassmannian Variety: Geometric and Representation-Theoretic Aspects'' (Developments in Mathematics 42, Springer, 2015).{{r|lili}} | ||
With [[Sara Billey]] she | |||
She | |||
In 2012 she was selected as one of the inaugural [[fellow]]s of the [[American Mathematical Society]].{{r|fams}} | In 2012 she was selected as one of the inaugural [[fellow]]s of the [[American Mathematical Society]].{{r|fams}} | ||
Lakshmibai died on 2 December 2023, at the age of 78.{{r|died}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{MathGenealogy|id=135413|title=Venkatramani Lakshmibai}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=brion>Review of ''Singular Loci of Schubert Varieties'' by {{ill|Michel Brion|fr}} (2001), {{MR|1782635}}</ref> | |||
<ref name= | <ref name=died>{{citation|url=https://indianewengland.com/mathematician-and-professor-emeritus-venkatramani-lakshmibai-passes-away-at-78/|title=Mathematician and Professor Emeritus Venkatramani Lakshmibai Passes Away at 78|work=India New England News|date=December 6, 2023|access-date=2023-12-06}}</ref> | ||
<ref name=fams>{{citation|url=http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list|title=List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society| | <ref name=fams>{{citation|url=http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list|title=List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society|access-date=2017-08-18|archive-date=2018-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825194636/http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
<ref name=lili>Review of ''The Grassmannian Variety: Geometric and Representation-Theoretic Aspects'' by Li Li, {{MR|3408060}}</ref> | <ref name=lili>Review of ''The Grassmannian Variety: Geometric and Representation-Theoretic Aspects'' by Li Li, {{MR|3408060}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name=ohn>Review of ''Flag Varieties: An Interplay of Geometry, Combinatorics, and Representation Theory'' by Christian Ohn (2010), {{MR|2474907}}</ref> | <ref name=ohn>Review of ''Flag Varieties: An Interplay of Geometry, Combinatorics, and Representation Theory'' by Christian Ohn (2010), {{MR|2474907}}</ref> | ||
<ref name=profile>{{citation|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/faculty/venkatraman-lakshmibai/|title=Venkatraman Lakshmibai|work=Faculty profiles|publisher=Northeastern University| | <ref name=profile>{{citation|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/faculty/venkatraman-lakshmibai/|title=Venkatraman Lakshmibai|work=Faculty profiles|publisher=Northeastern University|access-date=2017-08-18|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819062111/http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/faculty/venkatraman-lakshmibai/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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{{cite web|url=https://experiencepoweredby.northeastern.edu/honoring-a-professor-remembering-his-mom/|title=Honoring a professor, honoring his mom|date=September 9, 2024 |publisher=Northeastern University}} | |||
</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{ | * {{cite web|url=https://cos.northeastern.edu/people/venkatraman-lakshmibai/|title=Venkatraman Lakshmibai – Emeritus| publisher=College of Science at Northeastern University}} | ||
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[[Category:Indian women mathematicians]] | [[Category:Women scientists from Maharashtra]] | ||
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[[Category:21st-century American mathematicians]] | [[Category:21st-century American mathematicians]] | ||
[[Category:Algebraic geometers]] | [[Category:Algebraic geometers]] | ||
[[Category:Northeastern University faculty]] | [[Category:Northeastern University faculty]] | ||
[[Category:Fellows of the American Mathematical Society]] | [[Category:Fellows of the American Mathematical Society]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 31 January 2026
Venkatramani Lakshmibai (1944 – 2 December 2023) was an Indian mathematician who was a professor emerita of mathematics at Northeastern University in Boston. Her research concerned algebraic geometry, the theory of algebraic groups, and representation theory,[1] including in particular the theory of flag varieties and Schubert varieties.
Lakshmibai was born in 1944 in a small town in southern India.[2] She earned her PhD in 1976 from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research[1] under the direction of C. S. Seshadri.[3] She left India to teach in Europe and then in the United States, where she was a professor at Northeastern University from 1987 to 2019.[2] With Sara Billey she was the co-author of the monograph Singular Loci of Schubert Varieties (Progress in Mathematics 182, Birkhäuser, 2000).[4] She also co-authored two monographs with Justin Brown: Flag Varieties: An Interplay of Geometry, Combinatorics, and Representation Theory (Texts and Readings in Mathematics 53, Hindustan Book Agency, 2009)[5] and The Grassmannian Variety: Geometric and Representation-Theoretic Aspects (Developments in Mathematics 42, Springer, 2015).[6]
In 2012 she was selected as one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society.[7]
Lakshmibai died on 2 December 2023, at the age of 78.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Venkatraman Lakshmibai", Faculty profiles, Northeastern University, archived from the original on 2017-08-19, retrieved 2017-08-18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Honoring a professor, honoring his mom". Northeastern University. September 9, 2024.
- ↑ Venkatramani Lakshmibai at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ Review of Singular Loci of Schubert Varieties by Michel Brion (2001), MR1782635
- ↑ Review of Flag Varieties: An Interplay of Geometry, Combinatorics, and Representation Theory by Christian Ohn (2010), MR2474907
- ↑ Review of The Grassmannian Variety: Geometric and Representation-Theoretic Aspects by Li Li, MR3408060
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, archived from the original on 2018-08-25, retrieved 2017-08-18
- ↑ "Mathematician and Professor Emeritus Venkatramani Lakshmibai Passes Away at 78", India New England News, December 6, 2023, retrieved 2023-12-06
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Venkatraman Lakshmibai – Emeritus". College of Science at Northeastern University.
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