V.

Balakrishnan (physicist)
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V. Balakrishnan (born 1943 as Venkataraman Balakrishnan) is an Indian theoretical physicist who has worked
in a number of elds of areas, including particle physics,
many-body theory, the mechanical behavior of solids,
dynamical systems, stochastic processes, and quantum
dynamics. He is an accomplished researcher who has
made important contributions to the theory of anelasticity, continuous-time random walks, and recurrences in
dynamical systems.[1]

[1] http://www.physics.iitm.ac.in/people_files/faculty/
vbalki.html
[2] Fellow prole. Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved
15 April 2015.
[3] http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=
Lectures+-+Prof.+Balakrishnan+Madras&search_
type=&aq=f

He received his PhD from Brandeis University in 1970.

After a decade at TIFR and IGCAR Kalpakkam, he
joined IIT Madras as a Professor of Physics in 1980. He
was elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
in 1985.[2]

[4] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=
PLiUVvsKxTUr66oLF6Pzirc1EgSstMbRZR
[5] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=
PLiUVvsKxTUr7IHEbT0-NPVqKW05CFWCaE

In addition to his research, Balakrishnan is a popular and

noted teacher of physics, known for his engaging teaching style, which combines physical insight, mathematical rigor, and wry wit. He has taught a wide range of
courses over the past 30 years from introductory physics
to quantum eld theory to dynamical systems. Two of his
courses (38 lectures on classical physics and 31 on quantum physics) taught at IIT Madras through National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
are available on YouTube, and are extremely popular,
having received about 1 million views in all (as of December 2011).[3] A third series appeared in June 2014 on
mathematical physics.[4] Towards the end of July 2014,
NPTEL released a fourth series of lectures titled Topics
in Nonlinear Dynamics.[5]

[6] http://www.amazon.com/dp/1420074199 Elements of

Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
[7] Duenweg, B (2008). Book review: Elements of
Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. Soft Materials 6
(3): 157158. doi:10.1080/15394450802330356. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
[8] http://www.amazon.com/dp/0387191100 Beyond the
Crystalline State: An Emerging Perspective

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University Physics courses by Prof. Balakrishnan at
IITM

Balakrishnan has authored the book Elements of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics (CRC Press 2008).[6] A review in the journal Soft Materials explained that rather
than providing comprehensive coverage of the eld of
nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, the book focuses on
explaining the Langevin and FokkerPlanck equations.[7]
He co-authored the book Beyond the Crystalline State: An
Emerging Perspective (Springer 1989).[8]

Core YouTube courses by Prof. Balakrishnan in

Classical and Quantum Physics

His wife, Radha Balakrishnan, is a theoretical physicist

who works on nonlinear dynamics (in particular, solitons
and integrable systems). His son, Hari Balakrishnan, is
currently the Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science at
MIT. His daughter, Hamsa Balakrishnan, is also on the
faculty at MIT as an Associate Professor of Aeronautics
and Astronautics.

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