Bikas K Chakrabarti
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Bikas Kanta Chakrabarti is an Indian physicist
.
He is a professor
of Physics
at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
, Kolkata
and Visiting Professor of Economics
, Indian Statistical Institute
, Kolkata.
He is married, with two sons and lives in Kolkata
.
) in 1979. After that he spent
two years as post-doctoral fellow at Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford
and Institute for Theoretical Physics,
University of Cologne
. He joined the faculty of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
in
1983, where he presently is a Senior Professor. He is also a Visiting Professor of Economics in Indian Statistical Institute
.
, condensed matter physics
, computational physics
, and their application to social sciences
. He is specifically interested in
He has published many papers in Physics
, Economics
and
interdisciplinary journals, including 3 reviews in esteemed
Reviews of Modern Physics
(out of a total 31 reviews published in RMP so far, authored/coauthored by at least one scientist from India, since 1929; source: 'Affiliation' India search at the journal site -- Errata excluded). He is an author of more than 160 scientific papers in leading international scientific journals
. According to Web of Science
, his papers have received more than 1900 citations and his Hirsch index is 25.
Editorial Board member of: ♦ European Physical Journal B (present) ♦ Indian Journal
of Physics (present) ♦ Journal of Economic Interaction & Coordination (present) ♦ Natural Science (present) ♦ Pramana (journal)
(past)
♦ Discussions on "pioneering" papers from "Chakrabarti's research group" (p 187; pp 185–206) in Applied Partial Differential Equations (by Peter A. Markowich) Springer-verlag, Berlin (2007);
♦ Entry by economist J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
on Econophysics
in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
, 2nd Ed., Vol 2, Macmillan Publishers
, NY (2008), pp 729–732, beginning with "According to Bikas Chakrabarti (...), the term 'econophysics' was neologized in 1995 at the second Statphys-Kolkata conference in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, by the physicist H. Eugene Stanley
..." ;
♦ Discussions by Victor Yakovenko on "influential" (p. 2803) papers from "Kolkata School" (p. 2808) in Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Vol. 3, Springer-verlag, New York (2009) pp. 2800–2826 (see also pp. 2792–2800);
♦ Discussions by Victor Yakovenko and J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
on "influential" (p. 1705) & "elegant" (p. 1711) papers from "Kolkata School" (p. 1711) in Reviews of Modern Physics
, Vol. 81 (2009) pp. 1703–1725;
♦ Editorial of European Physical Journal: Special Topics, Vol. 195 (2011), pp 1-2, mentioning that the
volume contains "... three white papers of the EU project VISIONEER ...
followed by six commentaries from distinguished researchers in the field of complex system sciences ... Prof. Bikas Chakrabarti, ...".
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He has also edited about 15 books and proceedings volumes [see some of these cited in the entries on Quantum annealing
, Econophysics
and Kinetic exchange models of markets
].
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
.
He is a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India. The institute is named after the famous Indian physicist Meghnad Saha.-History:...
, Kolkata
and Visiting Professor of Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931...
, Kolkata.
He is married, with two sons and lives in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
.
Biography
Chakrabarti received his Ph. D. degree from Calcutta University (Saha Institute of Nuclear PhysicsSaha Institute of Nuclear Physics
The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India. The institute is named after the famous Indian physicist Meghnad Saha.-History:...
) in 1979. After that he spent
two years as post-doctoral fellow at Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Institute for Theoretical Physics,
University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
. He joined the faculty of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India. The institute is named after the famous Indian physicist Meghnad Saha.-History:...
in
1983, where he presently is a Senior Professor. He is also a Visiting Professor of Economics in Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931...
.
Research
The research activity of Chakrabarti is mainly focused on statistical physicsStatistical physics
Statistical physics is the branch of physics that uses methods of probability theory and statistics, and particularly the mathematical tools for dealing with large populations and approximations, in solving physical problems. It can describe a wide variety of fields with an inherently stochastic...
, condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics deals with the physical properties of condensed phases of matter. These properties appear when a number of atoms at the supramolecular and macromolecular scale interact strongly and adhere to each other or are otherwise highly concentrated in a system. The most familiar...
, computational physics
Computational physics
Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical algorithms to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists...
, and their application to social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
. He is specifically interested in
- FractureFractureA fracture is the separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.The word fracture is often applied to bones of living creatures , or to crystals or crystalline materials, such as gemstones or metal...
, BreakdownBreakdownBreakdown may refer to:*Breakdown , failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that it cannot be operated*Chemical decomposition, also called chemical breakdown, the breakdown of a substance into simpler components...
and EarthquakeEarthquakeAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
, - Statistics of Polymers in Random Media,
- Dynamic HysteresisHysteresisHysteresis is the dependence of a system not just on its current environment but also on its past. This dependence arises because the system can be in more than one internal state. To predict its future evolution, either its internal state or its history must be known. If a given input alternately...
and Transitions under PeriodicPeriodic functionIn mathematics, a periodic function is a function that repeats its values in regular intervals or periods. The most important examples are the trigonometric functions, which repeat over intervals of length 2π radians. Periodic functions are used throughout science to describe oscillations,...
and StochasticStochasticStochastic refers to systems whose behaviour is intrinsically non-deterministic. A stochastic process is one whose behavior is non-deterministic, in that a system's subsequent state is determined both by the process's predictable actions and by a random element. However, according to M. Kac and E...
Fields, - Quantum Phase TransitionQuantum phase transitionIn physics, a quantum phase transition is a phase transition between different quantum phases . Contrary to classical phase transitions, quantum phase transitions can only be accessed by varying a physical parameter - such as magnetic field or pressure - at absolute zero temperature...
, Quantum annealingQuantum annealingIn mathematics and applications, quantum annealing is a general method for finding the global minimum of a given objective function over a given set of candidate solutions , by a process analogous to quantum fluctuations...
& ComputationComputationComputation is defined as any type of calculation. Also defined as use of computer technology in Information processing.Computation is a process following a well-defined model understood and expressed in an algorithm, protocol, network topology, etc...
in Spin GlassSpin glassA spin glass is a magnet with frustrated interactions, augmented by stochastic disorder, where usually ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic bonds are randomly distributed...
Models - Physical and Computational Models of MindMindThe concept of mind is understood in many different ways by many different traditions, ranging from panpsychism and animism to traditional and organized religious views, as well as secular and materialist philosophies. Most agree that minds are constituted by conscious experience and intelligent...
and BrainBrainThe brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,... - EconophysicsEconophysicsEconophysics is an interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics, usually those including uncertainty or stochastic processes and nonlinear dynamics...
and Sociophysics
He has published many papers in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and
interdisciplinary journals, including 3 reviews in esteemed
Reviews of Modern Physics
Reviews of Modern Physics
The Reviews of Modern Physics is a journal of the American Physical Society. The journal started in paper form. All volumes are also online by subscription.Issue 1, Volume 1 consisted of the review by...
(out of a total 31 reviews published in RMP so far, authored/coauthored by at least one scientist from India, since 1929; source: 'Affiliation' India search at the journal site -- Errata excluded). He is an author of more than 160 scientific papers in leading international scientific journals
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
. According to Web of Science
Web of Science
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, his papers have received more than 1900 citations and his Hirsch index is 25.
Editorial Board member of: ♦ European Physical Journal B (present) ♦ Indian Journal
of Physics (present) ♦ Journal of Economic Interaction & Coordination (present) ♦ Natural Science (present) ♦ Pramana (journal)
Pramana (journal)
Pramana – Journal of Physics is a scholarly journal in physics published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in connection with the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Physics Association. It publishes refereed papers on research, brief reports, as well as invited reviews. It also has...
(past)
Chakrabarti's Citations include
♦ Editorial of Topical Issue on Physics in Society, European Physical Journal B, Vol 57 (2007) pp 121–125, incorporating 2 of Chakrabarti's, in an Editorial Choice-list of 21 "exemplifying pioneering" publications (earliest in 1872) in "Economy & Political Economy";♦ Discussions on "pioneering" papers from "Chakrabarti's research group" (p 187; pp 185–206) in Applied Partial Differential Equations (by Peter A. Markowich) Springer-verlag, Berlin (2007);
♦ Entry by economist J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
John Barkley Rosser, Jr. is a mathematical economist and Professor of Economics at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia since 1988...
on Econophysics
Econophysics
Econophysics is an interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics, usually those including uncertainty or stochastic processes and nonlinear dynamics...
in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition, is an eight-volume reference work, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume. It contains 5.8 million words and spans 7,680 pages with 1,872 articles. Included are 1057 new articles and, from earlier, 80 essays that are designated as...
, 2nd Ed., Vol 2, Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
, NY (2008), pp 729–732, beginning with "According to Bikas Chakrabarti (...), the term 'econophysics' was neologized in 1995 at the second Statphys-Kolkata conference in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, by the physicist H. Eugene Stanley
H. Eugene Stanley
Harry Eugene Stanley is an American physicist and University Professor at Boston University. He has made seminal contributions to statistical physics and is one of the pioneers of interdisciplinary science...
..." ;
♦ Discussions by Victor Yakovenko on "influential" (p. 2803) papers from "Kolkata School" (p. 2808) in Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Vol. 3, Springer-verlag, New York (2009) pp. 2800–2826 (see also pp. 2792–2800);
♦ Discussions by Victor Yakovenko and J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
John Barkley Rosser, Jr. is a mathematical economist and Professor of Economics at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia since 1988...
on "influential" (p. 1705) & "elegant" (p. 1711) papers from "Kolkata School" (p. 1711) in Reviews of Modern Physics
Reviews of Modern Physics
The Reviews of Modern Physics is a journal of the American Physical Society. The journal started in paper form. All volumes are also online by subscription.Issue 1, Volume 1 consisted of the review by...
, Vol. 81 (2009) pp. 1703–1725;
♦ Editorial of European Physical Journal: Special Topics, Vol. 195 (2011), pp 1-2, mentioning that the
volume contains "... three white papers of the EU project VISIONEER ...
followed by six commentaries from distinguished researchers in the field of complex system sciences ... Prof. Bikas Chakrabarti, ...".
Awards and distinctions
- Young Scientist Award of Indian National Science AcademyIndian National Science AcademyThe Indian National Science Academy , New Delhi is the apex body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science & technology.-History:...
, New Delhi (1984) - Professeur Invité, University of ParisUniversity of ParisThe University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, UP13, Lab-PMTM, CNRS (1988) - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar AwardShanti Swarup Bhatnagar AwardThe Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology is awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics...
of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (1997) - Fellow, Indian Academy of SciencesIndian Academy of SciencesThe Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Sir C. V. Raman, and was registered as a Society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meeting of Fellows, held on the same day, elected Professor Raman as President, and adopted...
, Bangalore (Elected, 1997) - Fellow, Indian National Science AcademyIndian National Science AcademyThe Indian National Science Academy , New Delhi is the apex body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science & technology.-History:...
, New Delhi (Elected, 2003) - Honorary Visiting Professor, Indian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931...
, Kolkata (2007- ) - Outstanding Referee (Lifetime) Award of the American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe 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...
(2010) - Professeur Invité, École Centrale ParisÉcole Centrale ParisÉcole Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
(2010) - J C Bose National Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (India)Department of Science and Technology (India)The Department of Science and Technology is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science and Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting...
(2011-2016)
Books
- Quantum Ising Phases and Transitions in Transverse Ising Models, B. K. Chakrabarti, A. Dutta and P. Sen, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg (1996) [2nd Edition in preparation; 2011].
- Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown in Disordered Solids, B. K. Chakrabarti and L. G. Benguigui, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford (1997) [Selected for 'Oxford Scholarship Online'; 2011].
- Econophysics: An Introduction, S. Sinha, A. Chatterjee, A. Chakraborti and B. K. Chakrabarti, Wiley-VCHWiley-VCHWiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 by two German "learned societies". Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society . It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996....
, Berlin (2010) ["Verplicht" (Dutch; "Required/Mandatory" Engish) in EconophysicsEconophysicsEconophysics is an interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics, usually those including uncertainty or stochastic processes and nonlinear dynamics...
3rd year Graduate Course in Leiden UniversityLeiden UniversityLeiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
(2011)] - Econophysics of Income & Wealth Distributions, B. K. Chakrabarti, A. Chakraborti, S. R. Chakravarty and A. Chatterjee Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge (2012, to be published)
Reviews
- Dynamic Transitions and Hysteresis, B. K. Chakrabarti and M. Acharyya, Reviews of Modern PhysicsReviews of Modern PhysicsThe Reviews of Modern Physics is a journal of the American Physical Society. The journal started in paper form. All volumes are also online by subscription.Issue 1, Volume 1 consisted of the review by...
71 (1999) 847-859. - Quantum Annealing and Analog Quantum Computations, A. Das and B. K. Chakrabarti, Reviews of Modern PhysicsReviews of Modern PhysicsThe Reviews of Modern Physics is a journal of the American Physical Society. The journal started in paper form. All volumes are also online by subscription.Issue 1, Volume 1 consisted of the review by...
80 (2008) 1061-1081. - Failure Processes in Elastic Fiber Bundles, S. Pradhan, A. Hansen and B. K. Chakrabarti, Reviews of Modern PhysicsReviews of Modern PhysicsThe Reviews of Modern Physics is a journal of the American Physical Society. The journal started in paper form. All volumes are also online by subscription.Issue 1, Volume 1 consisted of the review by...
82 (2010) 499-555.
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He has also edited about 15 books and proceedings volumes [see some of these cited in the entries on Quantum annealing
Quantum annealing
In mathematics and applications, quantum annealing is a general method for finding the global minimum of a given objective function over a given set of candidate solutions , by a process analogous to quantum fluctuations...
, Econophysics
Econophysics
Econophysics is an interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics, usually those including uncertainty or stochastic processes and nonlinear dynamics...
and Kinetic exchange models of markets
Kinetic exchange models of markets
Kinetic exchange models are multi-agent dynamic models inspired by the statistical physics of energy distribution, which try to explain the robust and universal features of income/wealth distributions....
].
See also
- Home Page
- Outstanding Referees of the American Physical Society (2010)
- Combinatorial optimizationCombinatorial optimizationIn applied mathematics and theoretical computer science, combinatorial optimization is a topic that consists of finding an optimal object from a finite set of objects. In many such problems, exhaustive search is not feasible...
- Gutenberg–Richter law
- Quantum annealingQuantum annealingIn mathematics and applications, quantum annealing is a general method for finding the global minimum of a given objective function over a given set of candidate solutions , by a process analogous to quantum fluctuations...
- EconophysicsEconophysicsEconophysics is an interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics, usually those including uncertainty or stochastic processes and nonlinear dynamics...
- Kinetic exchange models of marketsKinetic exchange models of marketsKinetic exchange models are multi-agent dynamic models inspired by the statistical physics of energy distribution, which try to explain the robust and universal features of income/wealth distributions....
- Econophys-Kolkata Conference series