Ramachandran Balasubramanian
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Ramachandran Balasubramanian is an Indian
mathematician and is currently the Director of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences
in Chennai, India. He is known for his work in number theory
, which includes settling the final g(4) case of Waring's problem
in 1986.
His Erdős number
is 2.
Also his works on moments of Riemann zeta function is highly appreciated and he became first plenary speaker from India at ICM in 2010.
India
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...
mathematician and is currently the Director of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Institute of Mathematical Sciences
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences is a research centre located in Chennai, India.IMSc is a national institute for fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the mathematical and physical sciences: theoretical computer science, mathematics, and theoretical physics...
in Chennai, India. He is known for his work in number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
, which includes settling the final g(4) case of Waring's problem
Waring's problem
In number theory, Waring's problem, proposed in 1770 by Edward Waring, asks whether for every natural number k there exists an associated positive integer s such that every natural number is the sum of at most s kth powers of natural numbers...
in 1986.
His Erdős number
Erdos 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 2.
Also his works on moments of Riemann zeta function is highly appreciated and he became first plenary speaker from India at ICM in 2010.
Awards and honours
He has received the following awards:- The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 1990.
- The French government's Ordre National du MériteOrdre National du MériteThe Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
for "furthering Indo-French cooperation in the field of mathematics" in 2003. - The Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2006.