E. C. George Sudarshan
Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan (also known as E. C. G. Sudarshan; 16 September 1931 – 13 May 2018) was an Indian American theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Texas. Prof.Sudarshan has been credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical physics, including Glauber–Sudarshan P representation, V-A theory, tachyons, quantum Zeno effect, open quantum system and quantum master equations, spin–statistics theorem, non-invariance groups, positive maps of density matrices, and quantum computation.
George Sudarshan | |
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E. C. G. Sudarshan at TIFR Mumbai in 2009 | |
| Born | 16 September 1931 Pallom, Travancore, British India |
| Died | 13 May 2018 (aged 86) Austin, Texas, United States |
| Alma mater | CMS College Kottayam Madras Christian College University of Madras University of Rochester |
| Known for | Coherent states Optical equivalence theorem Glauber–Sudarshan representation GKSL equation V-A theory Tachyon Quantum Zeno effect Open quantum system Spin–statistics theorem |
| Spouses | Lalita Rau (m. 1954–1990)Bhamathi Gopalakrishnan
(m. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin Indian Institute of Science Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Harvard University University of Rochester Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Marshak |
| Doctoral students | Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil Narasimhaiengar Mukunda |
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