Apoorva D. Patel
Encyclopedia
Apoorva D. Patel is a Professor at the Centre for High Energy Physics,
Indian Institute of Science
, Bangalore
. He is notable for his work on
quantum algorithms, and the application of information theory
concepts to
understand the structure of genetic
language
s. His major field of work has been the theory of quantum chromodynamics
, where he has used lattice gauge theory
techniques to investigate spectral properties, phase transitions, and matrix elements.
, and PhD in Physics from the California Institute of Technology
under Geoffrey C. Fox (1984), with a thesis entitled: Monte Carlo Renormalisation Group for Lattice QCD.
, Geneva
, Switzerland
, 1987–1989,
and the in 1989 he joined the Indian Institute of Science
, Bangalore, as a faculty member.
and endosurgery. His son, Aavishkar, was born 1990.
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. He is notable for his work on
quantum algorithms, and the application of information theory
Information theory
Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering involving the quantification of information. Information theory was developed by Claude E. Shannon to find fundamental limits on signal processing operations such as compressing data and on reliably storing and...
concepts to
understand the structure of genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s. His major field of work has been the theory of quantum chromodynamics
Quantum chromodynamics
In theoretical physics, quantum chromodynamics is a theory of the strong interaction , a fundamental force describing the interactions of the quarks and gluons making up hadrons . It is the study of the SU Yang–Mills theory of color-charged fermions...
, where he has used lattice gauge theory
Lattice gauge theory
In physics, lattice gauge theory is the study of gauge theories on a spacetime that has been discretized into a lattice. Gauge theories are important in particle physics, and include the prevailing theories of elementary particles: quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics and the Standard...
techniques to investigate spectral properties, phase transitions, and matrix elements.
Education
He obtained his MSc in Physics (1980) from the Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndian Institute of Technology Bombay
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , popularly known as IIT Bombay or IITB, is a public research university located in Powai, Mumbai...
, and PhD in Physics from the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
under Geoffrey C. Fox (1984), with a thesis entitled: Monte Carlo Renormalisation Group for Lattice QCD.
Career
He was a Scientific Associate, Theory Division, CERNCERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, 1987–1989,
and the in 1989 he joined the Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
, Bangalore, as a faculty member.
Personal life
In 1989 he married Rashmi, a surgeon specializing in laparoscopyLaparoscopy
Laparoscopy is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis through small incisions with the aid of a camera...
and endosurgery. His son, Aavishkar, was born 1990.