The demise of Indian theoretical physicist E. C. George Sudarshan is a huge loss to the entire scientific community. His contributions to the field of theoretical physics have no parallelism. He has even augmented certain ideas like maximum possible speedof Albert Einstein. His concept of tachyons contradicts the maximum possible velocity of light in free space.
He was nominated for Nobel Prize nine times. His contributions include optical coherence, Quantum zeno effect, Sudarshan-Glauber representation, V-A theory and others.He was honoured with numerous awards like ICTP Dirac Medal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Majorana Prize, TWAS Prize, C. V. Raman Award among other awards
For people of Kerala Dr. Sudarshan is particularly a person of pride as he hails from Kottayam. He was recently in Thiruvananthapuram for a talk on physics. He is inspiring for all students and teachers pursuing in the field quartm field theory.
K A Solaman
