Mahendra G. Nadkarni is a professor emeritus[1] at University of Mumbai. Nadkarni obtained his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brown University, the US in 1964 for his work on Ergodic theory. His research interests include Ergodic Theory, Harmonic Analysis, and Probability Theory.
Nadkarni has taught at Washington University in St. Louis, University of Minnesota, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta University (1968ā1981), University of Mumbai (1981ā1998), Indian Institute of Technology Indore (2010ā2012), and Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (2012-present). He teaches Measure Theory, Probability Theory and Stochastic Calculus to undergraduates at CEBS.
He was Head of the Department of Mathematics, at the University of Mumbai. He is a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy as well as the Indian Academy of Sciences. Nadkarni is an author of books on Ergodic theory.
Selected publications[edit | edit source]
- Basic ergodic theory. New Delhi: Hindustan Book Agency. 1995. ISBN 978-81-85931-07-4.[2]
- Basic ergodic theory (2nd ed.). Basel; Boston: BirkhƤuser Verlag. 1998.
- with Sadanand G. Telang: Number theory. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill. 1996.
- Spectral theory of dynamical systems. Basel; Boston: BirkhƤuser Verlag. 1998.
- Spectral theory of dynamical systems (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Hindustan Book Agency. 2011.
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Emeritus Professor of University of Mumbai
- ā Feldman, J. (1996). "Review of Basic ergodic theory by M. G. Nadkarni". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.). 33: 345ā346. doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-96-00659-3.
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