Adi Bulsara
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Ardeshir "Adi" Ratan Bulsara (May 15, 1951) is a scientist in the area nonlinear dynamics. He studied under the Nobel Prize
winner Ilya Prigogine
. The 2007 International Conference on Applied Nonlinear Dynamics (ICAND), held in Kauai
, Hawaii
, was a festschrift
held in his honor of his 55th birthday.
, attended the Campion School there, run by Jesuits,
and presently resides in San Diego, USA. He is married to Marcia and has two children, Nicole and Cyrus On his paternal side, he is a cousin of Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury
and on his maternal side he is a third cousin of Zubin Mehta
. In his younger days he was keen cyclist and competed in various cycling events. To his peers, one of his famous quotes is "Marcia make me a sandwich". He is also known to be a Zoroastrian.
, under the Nobel Prize
winner Ilya Prigogine
, in 1978. His thesis was entitled, Entropy, Stability and Fluctuations in Lasing Systems.
He is a Senior Researcher with the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego
, California
, USA where he leads the Applied Chaos and Dynamics Group that specializes in applications of nonlinear dynamics. He is
the author of more than 100 articles in the physics literature. His primary research area is in the
physics of noisy nonlinear dynamic systems.
(APS) for "developing the statistical mechanics of noisy nonlinear dynamical oscillators especially in the theory, application and technology of stochastic resonance detectors." His festschrift
in honor of his 55th birthday, for logistic reasons, was held when he was 56.
is 5. His path to Erdős
is as follows:
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner Ilya Prigogine
Ilya Prigogine
Ilya, Viscount Prigogine was a Russian-born naturalized Belgian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.-Biography :...
. The 2007 International Conference on Applied Nonlinear Dynamics (ICAND), held in Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, was a festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
held in his honor of his 55th birthday.
Personal life
He was born in Bombay, IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, attended the Campion School there, run by Jesuits,
and presently resides in San Diego, USA. He is married to Marcia and has two children, Nicole and Cyrus On his paternal side, he is a cousin of Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...
and on his maternal side he is a third cousin of Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
. In his younger days he was keen cyclist and competed in various cycling events. To his peers, one of his famous quotes is "Marcia make me a sandwich". He is also known to be a Zoroastrian.
Education and career
He obtained his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, under the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner Ilya Prigogine
Ilya Prigogine
Ilya, Viscount Prigogine was a Russian-born naturalized Belgian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.-Biography :...
, in 1978. His thesis was entitled, Entropy, Stability and Fluctuations in Lasing Systems.
He is a Senior Researcher with the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is the U.S. Navy's research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for command, control and communication systems and ocean surveillance. SSC Pacific provides information resources to support the joint warfighter in...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA where he leads the Applied Chaos and Dynamics Group that specializes in applications of nonlinear dynamics. He is
the author of more than 100 articles in the physics literature. His primary research area is in the
physics of noisy nonlinear dynamic systems.
Honors
In 2004, Bulsara was elected to Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
(APS) for "developing the statistical mechanics of noisy nonlinear dynamical oscillators especially in the theory, application and technology of stochastic resonance detectors." His festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
in honor of his 55th birthday, for logistic reasons, was held when he was 56.
Bulsara's Erdős Number
Bulsara's Erdős NumberErdos number
The Erdős number describes the "collaborative distance" between a person and mathematician Paul Erdős, as measured by authorship of mathematical papers.The same principle has been proposed for other eminent persons in other fields.- Overview :...
is 5. His path to Erdős
Paul Erdos
Paul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician. Erdős published more papers than any other mathematician in history, working with hundreds of collaborators. He worked on problems in combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, classical analysis, approximation theory, set theory, and probability theory...
is as follows:
- A. R. Bulsara and W. C. Schieve, "Entropy and stability in a stochastic laser model," Z. Phys., B33(3), pp. 211–217, 1979.
- L. P. Horwitz, W. C. Schieve, and C. Piron, "Gibbs ensembles in relativistic classical and quantum mechanics," Ann. Physics, 137(2), pp. 306–340, 1981.
- S. Gudder and C. Piron, "Observables and the field in quantum mechanics," J. Mathematical Phys., 12, pp. 1583–1588, 1971.
- S. P. Gudder and R. H. Schelp, "Coordinatization of orthocomplemented and orthomodular posets," Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 25, pp. 229–237, 1970.
- P. ErdősPaul ErdosPaul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician. Erdős published more papers than any other mathematician in history, working with hundreds of collaborators. He worked on problems in combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, classical analysis, approximation theory, set theory, and probability theory...
, R. J. FaudreeRalph FaudreeRalph Jasper Faudree is a mathematician, a professor of mathematics and the provost of the University of Memphis.Faudree was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He did his undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Baptist University, graduating in 1961, and received his Ph.D. in 1964 from Purdue University under...
, C. C. RousseauCecil C. RousseauCecil Clyde Rousseau is a mathematician and author who specializes in graph theory and combinatorics. He is a professor emeritus at The University of Memphis and former chair of the USAMO.Rousseau received his Ph.D...
, and R. H. Schelp, "Generalized Ramsey theory for multiple colors," J. Combinatorial Theory Ser., B20(3), pp. 250–264, 1976.
Books by Bulsara
- S. Baglio and A. Bulsara, (editors) Device Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2006, ISBN 3540338772
- A. Bulsara, Noise and Chaos in the RF SQUID, Office of Naval Research, 1992, ASIN B0006R2M5I
- A. Bulsara, Coupled Neural-Dendritic Processes: Cooperative Stochastic Effects and the Analysis of Spike Trains, Office of Naval Research, 1994, ASIN B0006R2O9C
- J. B. Kadtke and A. Bulsara, (editors) Applied Nonlinear Dynamics and Stochastic Systems Near the Millen[n]ium, 411, San Diego, CA, American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, N.Y., 1997, ISBN 1563967367
Other selected publications
- A. Longtin, A. Bulsara, and F. Moss, "Time-interval sequences in bistable systems and the noise-induced transmission of information by sensory neurons," Physical Review Letters 67(5): 656-659, 1991.
- A. R. Bulsara, and L. Gammaitoni, "Tuning in to noise," Physics Today 49(3): 39-45, 1996.
- J. F. Lindner, B. K. Meadows, W. L. Ditto, M. E. Inchiosa, and A. R. Bulsara, "Array enhanced stochastic resonance and spatiotemporal synchronization, Physical Review Letters 75(1): 3-6, 1995.
- A. Bulsara, P. Hänggi, F. Marchesoni, F. Moss, and M. ShlesingerMichael F. ShlesingerMichael F. Shlesinger is a physicist notable for his work in the area of nonlinear dynamics. He is the founder of the journal Fractals. His pioneering work in statistical predictions and descriptions of random and deterministic processes has influenced the physics of amorphous solids and glasses,...
, (editors) Special Issue for Proceedings of The Nato Advanced Research Workshop—Stochastic Resonance in Physics and Biology, in Journal of Statistical Physics, 70(1-2), 1993.
