Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri [1]FRS (29 February 1932 – 17 July 2020) was an Indian mathematician.[2] He was the founder and director-emeritus of the Chennai Mathematical Institute, and is known for his work in algebraic geometry.[3] The Seshadri constant is named after him. He was also known for his collaboration with mathematician M. S. Narasimhan, for their proof of the Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem which proved the necessary conditions for stable vector bundles on a Riemann surface.
C.S. Seshadri | |
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 Seshadri in 2010. | |
| Born | Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri 29 February 1932 |
| Died | 17 July 2020 (aged 88) Chennai, India |
| Known for | Seshadri constant Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem Standard monomial theory |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Padma Bhushan, Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Chennai Mathematical Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | K. S. Chandrasekharan |
| Doctoral students | Vikraman Balaji, V. Lakshmibai |
He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2009, the third highest civilian honor in the country.[4]
Degrees and posts
editSeshadri was born into a Hindu Brahmin family in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.[5] He received his B.A. (Hons) degree in mathematics from Madras University in 1953 and was mentored by the Jesuit priest Fr. Charles Racine and S. Naryanan there.[6][7] He completed his PhD from Bombay University in 1958 under the supervision of K. S. Chandrasekharan.[8] He was elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1971.[9]
Seshadri worked in the School of Mathematics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bombay from 1953 to 1984 starting as a Research Scholar and rising to a senior professor. From 1984 to 1989, he worked at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. From 1989 to 2010, he worked as the founding director of the Chennai Mathematical Institute. After stepping down he continued to be the institute's Director-Emeritus till his death in 2020. He also served on the Mathematical Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2010 and 2011.
Visiting professorships
edit- University of Paris, France
- Harvard University, Cambridge
- UCLA
- Brandeis University
- University of Bonn, Bonn
- Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
He has given talks at the ICM.
Awards and fellowships
edit- Honorary degree, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, 2013[10]
- Honoris Causa, University of Hyderabad, India
- Padma Bhushan
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
- Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal from the Indian Academy of Sciences
- Honorary D.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University
- TWAS Science Award[11]
- Fellow of IAS, INSA and a Fellow of the Royal Society
- Membership of the United States National Academy of Sciences[12]
- Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2012[13]
Research work
editSeshadri's main work was in algebraic geometry. His work with M S Narasimhan on unitary vector bundles and the Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem has influenced the field. His work on Geometric Invariant Theory and on Schubert varieties, in particular his introduction of standard monomial theory, is widely recognized.
Publications
edit- Narasimhan, M. S.; Seshadri, C. S. (1965). "Stable and unitary vector bundles on a compact Riemann surface". Annals of Mathematics. 82 (3). The Annals of Mathematics, Vol. 82, No. 3: 540–567. doi:10.2307/1970710. JSTOR 1970710. MR 0184252.
- Seshadri, C. S. (2007), Introduction to the theory of standard monomials, Texts and Readings in Mathematics, vol. 46, New Delhi: Hindustan Book Agency, ISBN 9788185931784, MR 2347272
- Seshadri, C.S. (2010). Studies in the History of Indian Mathematics. New Delhi: Hindustan Book Agency. ISBN 9789380250069.
- Seshadri, C. S. (2012), Collected papers of C. S. Seshadri. Volume 1. Vector bundles and invariant theory, New Delhi: Hindustan Book Agency, ISBN 9789380250175, MR 2905897
- Seshadri, C. S. (2012), Collected papers of C. S. Seshadri. Volume 2. Schubert geometry and representation theory., New Delhi: Hindustan Book Agency, ISBN 9789380250175, MR 2905898
Notes
edit- ^ Sharma, Rahul (14 September 2021). "एक महान गणितज्ञ और संगीत प्रेमी : सी एस शेषाद्रि".
- ^ "C S Seshadri – A Glimpse of His Mathematical Personality" (PDF). Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter. 2: 17–21. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "C.S. Seshadri's official profile at Chennai Mathematical Institute".
- ^ "Prof. C S Seshadri to be conferred prestigious Rathindra Puraskar from Visva Bharrati". BUSINESSWIRE INDIA. 24 November 2008.
- ^ "From Proofs to Transcendence, via Theorems and Rāgas – Bhāvanā".
- ^ "Gaddeswarup's blog: Remembering Fr. Racine". 4 September 2008.
- ^ RAMANI, HEMA IYER. "'Constant' Mathematician". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ C. S. Seshadri at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Information of the Indian Academy of Sciences "Fellow Profile of Prof. C.S. Seshadri".
- ^ "Sorbonne Université".
- ^ "TWAS, illycaffè announce 2006 Trieste Science Prize winners". 11 June 2006.
- ^ O'Leary, Maureen. "72 New Members Chosen By Academy". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 18 July 2013.
References
edit- Seshadri, C. S.; Lakshmibai, Venkatramani (2003). A tribute to C.S. Seshadri: a collection of articles on geometry and representation theory. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-7643-0444-7.
- "From Proofs to Transcendence, via Theorems and Rāgas – C.S. Seshadri in Conversation". Bhāvanā. January 2018.
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