Conversation with B. Ananthanarayan

to paraphrase John Updike :

“Though scientists are a serious clan,

To be avoided if you can,

I’d like to meet the Indian,

the humorous B Anantanarayanan”

Balasubramanian Ananthanarayan is a Professor at the Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science: https://chep.iisc.ac.in/Personnel/pages/anant/index.html

His research interests include low energy physics at high precision, beyond the standard model physics at colliders, and collider physics, particularly focusing on the ‘new physics’ that can be uncovered at the International Linear Collider with polarized beam. He has also been involved in a project developing the theory of unitarity bounds to obtain precise information on form factors.

Additionally, he blogs and has contributed articles to Resonance and Current Science. Ananthanarayan is also known for his sense of humor, as evidenced by his light-hearted anecdotes and favourite poems.

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References:

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5. Ananthanarayan, B., Sumit Banik, Souvik Bera, and Sudeepan Datta. 2023. “FeynGKZ: A Mathematica Package for Solving Feynman Integrals Using GKZ Hypergeometric Systems.” Comput. Phys. Commun. 287: 108699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2023.108699.
6. Ananthanarayan, B., and Subhendra Mohanty. 2021. “The Accelerating Universe: Evidence and Theories.” The European Physical Journal Special Topics 230 (9): 2051–53. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00259-x.
7. “Anant-Observations.” n.d. Accessed February 13, 2024. https://anant-observations.blogspot.com/.
8. “Welcome to The Institute of Mathematical Sciences | The Institute of Mathematical Sciences.” n.d. Accessed February 13, 2024. https://www.imsc.res.in/.