| Description: | [DPS Seminar] Prof. N. Mukunda (IISc Bangalore) -- Pancharatnam, Bargmann and Berry phases - a retrospective |
| Date: | Thursday, Aug 03, 2017 |
| Time: | 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Venue: | G06, Lecture Hall Complex |
| Details: | The work of Pancharatnam in classical polarization optics, of Wigner and Bargmann on the representation of symmetry operations in quantum mechanics, and of Berry in adiabatic cyclic quantum evolution, will be described from a historical perspective. The interconnections among the three sets of ideas will be highlighted. Later important developments, including contributions from India, will be presented. |
| Calendar: | Seminar Calendar (entered by bhaswati.bhowmik) |