Suvrat Rajuis an Indian physicist. He is known for his work onblack holes.[1]He was awarded the 2019ICTP Prize[2][3][4]and the 2022Nishina Asia award.[5][6]
Suvrat Raju | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Supersymmetric partition functions in the AdS/CFT conjecture(2008) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shiraz Minwalla |
Research
editRaju advanced a potential resolution of theblack hole information paradox,[7]which is based on the idea that "all the information inside a black hole can be recovered from outside" in quantum gravity.[8][9]Together withKyriakos Papadodimas,Raju formulated thePapadodimas-Raju proposalfor black holes[10][11]Raju was part of a collaboration that proposed the utility of theMellin transformin AdS/CFT arguing that it provided a "natural language" for correlation functions.[12]Raju was part of a collaboration that developed an "index" for quantum field theories with super-conformal symmetry.[13]
Career
editRaju studied physics atSt. Stephen's Collegein Delhi University from 1999 to 2002. He earned his PhD at Harvard University in 2008.[14]He is currently a professor at theInternational Centre for Theoretical Sciencesof theTata Institute of Fundamental Research.[15][16]
Awards and honours
edit- 2022Nishina Asia award[5]for "his original and influential insights into the resolution of the black hole information paradox and the principle of holography in quantum gravity."
- 2020 Asian scientist 100[17]
- 2019ICTP Prize[2]"for new insights into the holographic description of black-hole interiors, for clarifying the nature of subtle non-local effects in quantum gravity, and for contributions to the study of the AdS/CFT correspondence."
- 2017Swarnajayanti Fellowship[18][19][20]
- 2015 Smt. Saraswathi Cowsik medal[21]
- 2013Indian National Science Academymedal for young scientists[22]
- 2013National Academy of Sciences of Indiayoung scientist award.[23]
Selected publications
edit- Raju, Suvrat (12 January 2022)."Lessons from the information paradox".Physics Reports.943:1–80.arXiv:2012.05770.doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2021.10.001.ISSN0370-1573.S2CID228083488.
- Papadodimas, Kyriakos; Raju, Suvrat (October 2013). "An infalling observer in AdS/CFT".Journal of High Energy Physics.2013(10): 212.arXiv:1211.6767.Bibcode:2013JHEP...10..212P.doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2013)212.S2CID53650802.
- Fitzpatrick, A. Liam; Kaplan, Jared; Penedones, Joao; Raju, Suvrat; van Rees, Balt C. (November 2011). "A Natural Language for AdS/CFT Correlators".Journal of High Energy Physics.2011(11): 95.arXiv:1107.1499.doi:10.1007/JHEP11(2011)095.ISSN1029-8479.S2CID15959358.
- Kinney, Justin; Maldacena, Juan; Minwalla, Shiraz; Raju, Suvrat (8 August 2007). "An Index for 4 dimensional Super Conformal Theories".Communications in Mathematical Physics.275(1): 209–254.arXiv:hep-th/0510251.doi:10.1007/s00220-007-0258-7.ISSN0010-3616.S2CID14349615.
Public Advocacy
editRaju criticized aspects of theIndo-U.S. nuclear dealarguing, withM. V. Ramana,that theIndian nuclear liability billfavored foreign nuclear corporations[24][25]and that the nuclear reactors that the Indian government was planning to import were expensive.[26][27]Raju was part of a team of scientists that released a report on the protests at Hyderabad central University in 2016 that was critical of the actions of the university administration.[28][29]Raju was part of a group of scientists who argued that the 2019Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Actwas discriminatory.[30][31][32][33]
References
edit- ^ab"ICTP - ICTP Prize Winners 2019".ICTP Prize Winners.International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
- ^"Suvrat Raju awarded the ICTP Prize".International Centre for Theoretical Sciences. 1 November 2019.
- ^"ICTP - Awarding Physics Excellence".www.ictp.it.International Centre for Theoretical Physics. 24 October 2019.
- ^ab"The 2022 (the tenth) Nishina Asia Award is awarded"(in Japanese). Nishina Memorial Foundation.
- ^"Suvrat Raju received Nishina Asia award".
- ^Kajuri, Nirmalya (13 November 2022)."Of Islands, Holograms and Saving Quantum Physics From a Black Hole Paradox; The Wire Science".The Wire.
- ^Musser, George (September 2022)."How Physicists Cracked a Black Hole Paradox".Scientific American.
- ^Ghosh, Pallab (17 March 2022)."Scientists claim hairy black holes explain Hawking paradox".BBC News.
- ^Carroll, Sean (5 June 2013)."Firewalls, Burning Brightly".Preposterous Universe.
- ^Karch, Andreas (21 October 2013)."What's Inside a Black Hole's Horizon?".Physics.6.American Physical Society: 115.Bibcode:2013PhyOJ...6..115K.doi:10.1103/Physics.6.115.Retrieved10 January2022.
- ^Fitzpatrick, A. Liam; Kaplan, Jared; Penedones, Joao; Raju, Suvrat; van Rees, Balt C. (November 2011). "A Natural Language for AdS/CFT Correlators".Journal of High Energy Physics.2011(11): 95.arXiv:1107.1499.doi:10.1007/JHEP11(2011)095.ISSN1029-8479.S2CID15959358.
- ^Kinney, Justin; Maldacena, Juan; Minwalla, Shiraz; Raju, Suvrat (8 August 2007). "An Index for 4 dimensional Super Conformal Theories".Communications in Mathematical Physics.275(1): 209–254.arXiv:hep-th/0510251.doi:10.1007/s00220-007-0258-7.ISSN0010-3616.S2CID14349615.
- ^"Harvard PhD Theses in Physics, 2001-".www.physics.harvard.edu.
- ^"The Prize Winner of the 2022 (the tenth) Nishina Asia Award"(PDF).Nishina Memorial Foundation.
- ^"People: Faculty: Suvrat Raju".International Centre for Theoretical Sciences.
- ^"The Asian Scientist 100".Asian Scientist Magazine.
the Asian Scientist 100 list celebrates the success of the region's best and brightest, highlighting their achievements across a range of scientific disciplines.
- ^"Suvrat Raju Awarded The Prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship To Advance The Research On" Information Paradox "".ICTS.
- ^"List of Awardees- SwarnaJayanti Fellowships Scheme 2016-2017"(PDF).Department of Science and Technology.
- ^"Swarnajayanti Fellowships Scheme".Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
a selected number of young scientists, with proven track record, are provided special assistance and support to enable them to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology.
- ^"Endowment Awards".www.tifr.res.in.Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
awarded to a member of TIFR - visiting, regular or otherwise - for his/her contribution to an outstanding paper in any field published in the three years prior to the award.
- ^"INSA:: AWARDS RECIPIENTS".Indian National Science Academy.
The INSA Young Scientists Award, considered to be the highest recognition of promise, creativity and excellence in a young scientist, is made annually to those distinguished for these attributes as evidenced by their research work carried out in India.
- ^"Nasi-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Awards In The Field Of Biological/ Physical/Chemical Sciences".www.nasi.nic.in.National Academy of Sciences of India.
- ^Raju, Suvrat; Ramana, M. V. (15 October 2013)."The Impasse Over Liability Clause in Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal".India Ink.
- ^Raju, Suvrat; Ramana, M. V. (20 August 2010)."Moral hazard of indemnifying suppliers".The Hindu.
- ^Raju, Suvrat (20 June 2013)."Repeating Enron in Jaitapur".The Hindu.
- ^Ramana, M. V.; Raju, Suvrat (2 March 2020)."Pushing the wrong energy buttons".The Hindu.
- ^Chowdhury, Shreya Roy (3 February 2017)."How scientists in elite research centres became interested in social justice on campuses".Scroll.in.Scroll.
- ^Network, Times News (4 January 2017)."Rohith Vemula row: Report nails VC for muzzling dissent".The Times of India.Times of India.
- ^Masih, Archana."'Protests have forced government on the backfoot'".Rediff.
- ^Raju, Suvrat."Scientists Weigh In on India's Citizenship Debate".Scientific American.
- ^Network, Times News (17 December 2019)."CAB Bill Latest News: IISc researchers protest; IIMB students, faculty write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi".The Times of India.
- ^Mudur, G. S. (19 December 2019)."Civil society voices grow against Citizenship Bill".Telegraph India.