Alladi Ramakrishnan
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| Born | 9 August 1923 Madras, Madras Presidency, India |
| Died | 7 June 2008 (aged 85) Gainesville, Florida, USA |
| Residence | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Theoretical Physics, Statistics |
| Institutions | University of Madras, Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
| Alma mater | University of Madras, TIFR, University of Manchester |
| Doctoral advisor | M. S. Bartlett |
| Doctoral students | A. P. Balachandran |
| Other notable students | .. |
| Known for | Contributions to , Particle Physics, Special Relativity L-Matrix Theory |
| Influences | C. V. Raman, Homi Bhabha |
Alladi Ramakrishnan (9 August 1923 – 7 June 2008) was an Indian physicist and the founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Matscience) in Chennai. He made contributions to , Particle Physics, algebra of matrices, special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.
Ramakrishnan was born on 9 August 1923 in Madras. His father was the famous lawyer Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer, who, as a member of the Constituent Assembly, was instrumental in drafting the Constitution of India with other prominent members. He had his early education in P. S. High School, Madras. He graduated from Presidency College, Madras, with B.Sc. (Hons) degree in physics. As a student of the college he had wanted to work under Sir C. V. Raman. When his father consulted Raman, Raman suggested reading Lehrbuch der theoretischen Physik by Georg Joos. Ramakrishnan studied the book and developed an interest in theoretical physics and special relativity in particular.
After completing his studies at Presidency College, Ramakrishnan started working with Homi Bhabha at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. At TIFR, Bhabha introduced him to Cascade Theory and Fluctuation Problem of Cosmic Radiation. In August 1949, he left for England to work under M. S. Bartlett at the University of Manchester. Ramakrishnan's work on Product Densities that he did while at TIFR was good enough work for a PhD. But he stayed in Manchester for two more years to complete his residency requirements. His work on Product Densities appeared in the Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.
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