Rajesh Gopakumar: Difference between revisions

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
>GreenC bot
(Rescued 1 archive link; reformat 4 links. Wayback Medic 2.5)
 
m (robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit))
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Indian physicist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
Line 13: Line 14:
| citizenship      = [[India]]
| citizenship      = [[India]]
| fields            = [[String Theory]], [[Theoretical Physics]]
| fields            = [[String Theory]], [[Theoretical Physics]]
| workplaces        = [[International Centre for Theoretical Sciences]] <br/>[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] <br/> [[Institute for Advanced Study]]
| workplaces        = International Centre for Theoretical Sciences <br/>[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] <br/> [[Institute for Advanced Study]]
| alma_mater        = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]], [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]])</small>, [[Princeton University]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]])</small>
| alma_mater        = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]], [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]])</small>, [[Princeton University]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]])</small>
| doctoral_advisor  = [[David Gross]]
| doctoral_advisor  = [[David Gross]]
Line 31: Line 32:
}}
}}


'''Rajesh Gopakumar''' (born 1967 in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]) is a [[theoretical physicist]] and the director of the [[International Centre for Theoretical Sciences]] (ICTS-TIFR) in [[Bangalore]], India. He was previously a professor at [[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] (HRI) in [[Allahabad]], India.<ref name="hri-ar2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.hri.res.in/~anlweb/Annual-Report-2010-11.pdf|title=Academic Report 2010-2011|publisher=[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407045731/http://www.hri.res.in/~anlweb/Annual-Report-2010-11.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref> He is known for his work on [[topological string theory]].
'''Rajesh Gopakumar''' (born 1967 in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]) is a [[theoretical physicist]] and the director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) in [[Bangalore]], India. He was previously a professor at [[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] (HRI) in [[Prayagraj district|Prayagraj]], India.<ref name="hri-ar2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.hri.res.in/~anlweb/Annual-Report-2010-11.pdf|title=Academic Report 2010-2011|publisher=[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407045731/http://www.hri.res.in/~anlweb/Annual-Report-2010-11.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref> He is known for his work on [[topological string theory]].


==Background==
==Background==
Gopakumar was born in 1967 to Jaishree and G. Gopakumar in Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} His family hails from the southern Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name=toi-bhatnagar>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811074439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-11|title=City scientist chosen for Bhatnagar award | date=2009-09-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref> He has the distinction being ranked 1 in the entrance examination for the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in 1987.<ref>[http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/where-are-they-now Where are They Now? | OPEN Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Gopakumar was born in 1967 to Jaishree and G. Gopakumar in Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} His family hails from the southern Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name=toi-bhatnagar>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811074439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-11|title=City scientist chosen for Bhatnagar award | date=2009-09-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref> He has the distinction being ranked 1 in the entrance examination for the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in 1987.<ref>[http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/where-are-they-now Where are They Now? | OPEN Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Gopakumar obtained his integrated [[M.Sc.]] degree in [[physics]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] in 1992. He received his Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 1997 under the supervision of [[David Gross]]. After a few years as a research associate at [[Harvard University]], he joined HRI in 2001. He was also a Visiting Fellow at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]], [[Princeton, New Jersey]] from 2001 to 2004.<ref>[http://www.wildfire.in/wfs/wfid/yisc2009.wf/pdf/articles/yisc2009_wf_a16.pdf ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>
Gopakumar obtained his integrated [[M.Sc.]] degree in [[physics]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] in 1992. He received his Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 1997 under the supervision of [[David Gross]]. After a few years as a research associate at [[Harvard University]], he joined HRI in 2001. He was also a visiting fellow at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]], [[Princeton, New Jersey]] from 2001 to 2004.<ref>[http://www.wildfire.in/wfs/wfid/yisc2009.wf/pdf/articles/yisc2009_wf_a16.pdf ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>


He is married to Rukmini Dey, a Professor of Mathematical Physics and Geometry at ICTS-TIFR.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PEOPLE {{!}} International Centre for Theoretical Sciences|url = https://www.icts.res.in/people/5/details/184/|website = www.icts.res.in|access-date = 2015-11-17}}</ref>
He is married to Rukmini Dey, a Professor of Mathematical Physics and Geometry at ICTS-TIFR.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PEOPLE {{!}} International Centre for Theoretical Sciences|url = https://www.icts.res.in/people/5/details/184/|website = www.icts.res.in|access-date = 2015-11-17}}</ref>
Line 72: Line 73:
[[Category:Indian string theorists]]
[[Category:Indian string theorists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Physical Science]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Physical Science]]
[[Category:Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur alumni]]
[[Category:IIT Kanpur alumni]]
[[Category:Scientists from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Scientists from Kolkata]]
[[Category:TWAS laureates]]
[[Category:TWAS laureates]]

Latest revision as of 02:51, 4 May 2022


Rajesh Gopakumar
File:RajeshGopakumar2.JPG
Rajesh Gopakumar at Harvard University
Born (1967-12-14) 14 December 1967 (age 57)
Kolkata, India
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur (B.Sc., M.Sc.), Princeton University (Ph.D)
Known forGopakumar–Vafa invariant
Spouse(s)Rukmini Dey
AwardsShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, ICTP Prize
Scientific career
FieldsString Theory, Theoretical Physics
InstitutionsInternational Centre for Theoretical Sciences
Harish-Chandra Research Institute
Institute for Advanced Study
Doctoral advisorDavid Gross

Rajesh Gopakumar (born 1967 in Kolkata, India) is a theoretical physicist and the director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) in Bangalore, India. He was previously a professor at Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) in Prayagraj, India.[1] He is known for his work on topological string theory.

Background[edit]

Gopakumar was born in 1967 to Jaishree and G. Gopakumar in Kolkata.[citation needed] His family hails from the southern Indian state of Kerala.[2] He has the distinction being ranked 1 in the entrance examination for the Indian Institute of Technology in 1987.[3]

Gopakumar obtained his integrated M.Sc. degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1992. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1997 under the supervision of David Gross. After a few years as a research associate at Harvard University, he joined HRI in 2001. He was also a visiting fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey from 2001 to 2004.[4]

He is married to Rukmini Dey, a Professor of Mathematical Physics and Geometry at ICTS-TIFR.[5]

Research[edit]

Gopakumar is a string theorist. Early in his career, his research was primarily focused on large N gauge theories with David Gross, noncommutative gauge theories with Andrew Strominger and Shiraz Minwalla, and topological string theory and gauge/geometry correspondence with Cumrun Vafa and is particularly known for proposing the Gopakumar–Vafa duality and Gopakumar–Vafa invariants.[6] Later, his work focussed on attempts to derive the AdS/CFT correspondence, and on minimal model holography (with Matthias Gaberdiel). In recent years, he has made important contributions to higher spin theories and their connections with string theory (with Matthias Gaberdiel). He has also recently worked on the Conformal bootstrap.

Awards[edit]

Gopakumar was awarded the 2004 B.M. Birla Science Prize in Physics.[7]

He received the 2006 ICTP Prize.[8]

He received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2009.[2]

He was named Fellow of the Global Young Academy of Scientists for 2010.[1][9] He is a member of the Indian National Science Academy, and the Indian Academy of Sciences.[10]

He received TWAS Prize in Physics in 2013.[11]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Dijkgraaf, Robbert; Gopakumar, Rajesh; Ooguri, Hiroshi; Vafa, Cumrun (2006). "Baby universes and string theory". International Journal of Modern Physics D. 15 (10): 1581–1586. Bibcode:2006IJMPD..15.1581D. doi:10.1142/s0218271806008978. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
  • David, Justin R.; Gopakumar, Rajesh (17 January 2007). "From spacetime to worldsheet: Four point correlators". Journal of High Energy Physics. 0701:063 (1): 063. arXiv:hep-th/0606078. Bibcode:2007JHEP...01..063D. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2007/01/063. S2CID 8336127. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
  • List of R. Gopakumar's Publications

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Academic Report 2010-2011" (PDF). Harish-Chandra Research Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "City scientist chosen for Bhatnagar award". The Times of India. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Where are They Now? | OPEN Magazine
  4. ↑ [1][dead link]
  5. ↑ "PEOPLE | International Centre for Theoretical Sciences". www.icts.res.in. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Gopakumar, Rajesh; Vafa, Cumrun (1999). "On the Gauge Theory/Geometry Correspondence" (PDF). Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. 3 (1999): 1415–1443. arXiv:hep-th/9811131. Bibcode:1998hep.th...11131G. doi:10.4310/ATMP.1999.v3.n5.a5. S2CID 13824856. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "News Update". IIT Kanpur Alumni Association. 7 March 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  8. ↑ "The Prize Winners". International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Members". Global Young Academy. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  10. ↑ GYA member listing Archived 16 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2011-03-23.
  11. ↑ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajesh_Gopakumar&oldid=331262"