Shivaramakrishnan Pancharatnam | |
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| Born | 9 February 1934 |
| Died | 28 May 1969 (aged 35)[1] |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University Raman Research Institute[1] |
| Known for | Geometric phase |
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| Fields | Quantum optics, optics |
| Institutions | University of Mysore Oxford University |
| Doctoral advisor | C. V. Raman |
Shivaramakrishnan Pancharatnam (9 February 1934 – 28 May 1969) was an Indian physicist who did significant work in the field of optics. He is noted for his discovery of a type of geometric phase sometimes known as Pancharatnam phase for polarized beams passing through crystals.[2]
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serieswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Anandan, Jeeva; Christian, Joy (1997). "Resource Letter GPP-1: Geometric Phases in Physics". American Journal of Physics. 65 (3): 180–185. arXiv:quant-ph/9702011. Bibcode:1997AmJPh..65..180A. doi:10.1119/1.18570. S2CID 119080820.