Abstract:
When the organising committee of the Rajaji Symposium decided to hold
a one-day Symposium in his honour, the response from the community of
theoretical physicists was not only spontaneous but also overwhelming. Many
of his students, collaborators and colleagues gathered on 22 February 2001
to pay their tributes to him and presented contributions. This is the subject
matter of this imsc report.
Rajaji’s research work covers a wide range, starting from hyper-nuclei,
S-matrix theory, quantum field theory (in particular gauge theories), high
energy physics phenomenology, neutrino physics, gravity and quantum statistics.
He has delivered individual and series of lectures on his work in all leading
research centres in India and abroad. His lectures have inspired beginners
to embark upon their research career and often helped experts to explore new
streams of thought. As an example, mention must be made of his lectures on
gauge theory, delivered at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta,
which emphasised the importance of gauge theories in particle physics as
early as ... This was an year before the proof of renormalisability established
the electroweak theory as one of the corner-stones of particle physics. With
similar insight, of late, he has been enthusiastically supporting the idea of an
India-based Neutrino Observatory.
