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Ashok Das

Ashok Das is an Indian-American physicist.

Early life and education

Das was born in Puri, Odisha, on March 23, 1953. He received his BS (with honors) in 1972 and MS in physics in 1974 from the University of Delhi. [1]

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Career

Prior to joining the University of Rochester in 1982, Das was a research associate at the City College of New York, the University of Maryland, and Rutgers University. He was promoted to professor in 1993 and is currently employed there. [2]

Das' research is in the area of theoretical High-energy physics. His research has focused on questions of symmetry in the fundamental laws of nature. he has worked extensively on nonlinear integrable systems, finite temperature field theories, generalization of the Standard Model to incorporate CP violation, and problems in Quantum field theory and String theory. [3] [4]

In 2002, Das became fellow of the American Physical Society "for contributions in the areas of supergravity, integrable models, and finite temperature field theory." [5] In 2006, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach physics in Brazil. [6]

Ashok Das has written various books and monographs on various disciplines of theoretical physics at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. Some of his books include: A Path Integral Approach (World Scientific publishers), Finite Temperature Field Theory (World Scientific publishers), Integrable Models (World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics), Lectures on Gravitation (World Scientific publishers), and Lectures on Electromagnetism . [7]

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References

  1. "Ashok Das". www.sas.rochester.edu. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. "Faculty Experts: Ashok Das". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. "Ashok Das". www.sas.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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  5. APS Fellows Archive
  6. University of Rochester. Physics professor Ashok Das Receives Fulbright to Teach in Brazil
  7. Das, Ashok (August 2013). Lectures on Electromagnetism (2 ed.). World Scientific. doi:10.1142/8805. ISBN   978-981-4508-26-1.