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== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Born into a conservative family, she obtained her | Born into a conservative family, she obtained her master's degree from [[Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College]], [[Tiruchirappalli|Tiruchirapalli]] in 1974 and joined the Department of Theoretical Physics.<ref name="thebetterindia.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/195304/tamil-nadu-woman-scientist-b-vijayalakshmi-cancer-inspiring-india/|title=Undaunted by Cancer, She Wrote 11 International Papers Before Passing Away|date=2019-09-14|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2019/03/04/b-vijayalakshmi-physicist-academia/|title=B. Vijayalakshmi : The Physicist Who Fought Feudalistic Academia{{!}} #IndianWomenInHistory|last=Sen|first=Nayonika|date=2019-03-04|website=Feminism In India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/Vijayalakshmi.pdf|title=Lilavati's Daughters|chapter=A heroic struggle of a scientist with cancer|last=Govindarajan|first=T R|website=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref> In 1982, she completed a PhD from [[University of Madras|Madras University]], and soon met and married T. Jayaram.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
B. Vijayalakshmi's studies explored the topics of relativistic equations of higher spin in external electromagnetic and gravitational fields, looking for ways higher spin theories could be constructed. Soon after she worked on spinning | B. Vijayalakshmi's studies explored the topics of relativistic equations of higher spin in external electromagnetic and gravitational fields, looking for ways higher spin theories could be constructed. Soon after she worked on spinning particles in non-relativistic [[quantum mechanics]]. It was around 1978 when the Association of Research Scholars of the Madras University was formed and was contributed to by B. Vijayalakshmi.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1980, she gave talks at the biannual High Energy Physics Symposium of the [[Department of Atomic Energy]] held at the university in [[Kochi]]. She was treated with high regard after this and respect for her studies. Although her health deteriorated due to cancer she published five publications on the relativistic wave equations in external fields and completed her requirements for Ph.D., describing large classes of relativistic equations previously unknown to the scientific community. As [[supersymmetry]] became more popular her work shifted and she wrote two papers on the topic. For more than two more years B. was studying relativistic equations from different angles.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="thebetterindia.com"/> | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
After meeting her husband | After meeting her husband and marrying in 1978, B. Vijayalakshmi slowly became more involved in [[Left communism|communist leftist]] movements as time would allow, with her beliefs shifting into [[atheism]]. During her studies in quantum mechanics, she was diagnosed with widespread stomach and abdominal [[cancer]], and eventually started using a wheelchair; however, she persisted with her work.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
=== Death and legacy === | === Death and legacy === | ||
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| Spouse(s) | T. Jayaram |
B. Vijayalakshmi (1952 – 12 May 1985) was a physicist from India.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Born into a conservative family, she obtained her master's degree from Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirapalli in 1974 and joined the Department of Theoretical Physics.[1][2][3] In 1982, she completed a PhD from Madras University, and soon met and married T. Jayaram.[2][3]
Career[edit | edit source]
B. Vijayalakshmi's studies explored the topics of relativistic equations of higher spin in external electromagnetic and gravitational fields, looking for ways higher spin theories could be constructed. Soon after she worked on spinning particles in non-relativistic quantum mechanics. It was around 1978 when the Association of Research Scholars of the Madras University was formed and was contributed to by B. Vijayalakshmi.[2][3] In 1980, she gave talks at the biannual High Energy Physics Symposium of the Department of Atomic Energy held at the university in Kochi. She was treated with high regard after this and respect for her studies. Although her health deteriorated due to cancer she published five publications on the relativistic wave equations in external fields and completed her requirements for Ph.D., describing large classes of relativistic equations previously unknown to the scientific community. As supersymmetry became more popular her work shifted and she wrote two papers on the topic. For more than two more years B. was studying relativistic equations from different angles.[3][1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
After meeting her husband and marrying in 1978, B. Vijayalakshmi slowly became more involved in communist leftist movements as time would allow, with her beliefs shifting into atheism. During her studies in quantum mechanics, she was diagnosed with widespread stomach and abdominal cancer, and eventually started using a wheelchair; however, she persisted with her work.[2][3]
Death and legacy[edit | edit source]
B. Vijayalakshmi died on 12 May 1985.[2][3]
Sashi Kumar created a documentary about her life called "Vijayalakshmi: The Story of a Young Woman with Cancer".[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Undaunted by Cancer, She Wrote 11 International Papers Before Passing Away". The Better India. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sen, Nayonika (4 March 2019). "B. Vijayalakshmi : The Physicist Who Fought Feudalistic Academia| #IndianWomenInHistory". Feminism In India. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Govindarajan, T R. "A heroic struggle of a scientist with cancer". Lilavati's Daughters (PDF).
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mr. Sashi Kumar". Celebrate. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.