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'''Suraj Narayan Gupta''' (born 1 December 1924 in [[Punjab region|Punjab]], [[British India]])<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marquis Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who Staff|title=Who's Who in the Midwest, 1996-1997: Classic Edition|date=1 October 1996|publisher=Marquis Whos Who|isbn=0837907268}}</ref> is an Indian-born American theoretical physicist, notable for his contributions to [[quantum field theory]]. As of 2021, Gupta resides in [[Franklin, Michigan]].<ref>[https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Yearbook_2021.pdf The Year Book 2021, pg. 50]</ref>
'''Suraj Narayan Gupta''' (1 December 1924 – 4 July 2021) was an Indian-born American theoretical physicist, notable for his contributions to [[quantum field theory]].


==Education and career==
==Early life and career==
Gupta received his M.Sc. from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], and a Ph.D. from the [[University of Cambridge]], and worked at the [[Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies]] from 1948 to 1949.<ref>Biographische Daten aus [http://www.stp.dias.ie/people/history.shtml Mitgliederliste des Dubliner Institute of Advanced Study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716061330/http://www.stp.dias.ie/people/history.shtml |date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> From 1951 to 1953 he served as ICI Fellow at the [[University of Manchester]].<ref name="PPS">{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Suraj N.|title=Quantization of Einstein's Gravitational Field: General Treatment|journal=[[Proceedings of the Physical Society]] | series = Series A|year=1952|volume=65|issue=8|pages=608–619|doi=10.1088/0370-1298/65/8/304|bibcode = 1952PPSA...65..608G }}</ref> In 1953 Gupta joined as a visiting professor at [[Purdue University]] and remained there until 1956. From 1956, he served as a professor at [[Wayne State University]] in [[Detroit]], where he is currently Distinguished Professor of Physics (Emeritus).
Gupta was born on 1 December 1924 in [[Punjab region|Punjab]], [[British India]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marquis Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who Staff|title=Who's Who in the Midwest, 1996-1997: Classic Edition|date=1 October 1996|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|isbn=0837907268}}</ref> He received his M.Sc. from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], and a Ph.D. from the [[University of Cambridge]], and worked at the [[Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies]] from 1948 to 1949.<ref>Biographische Daten aus [http://www.stp.dias.ie/people/history.shtml Mitgliederliste des Dubliner Institute of Advanced Study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716061330/http://www.stp.dias.ie/people/history.shtml |date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> From 1951 to 1953 he served as ICI Fellow at the [[University of Manchester]].<ref name="PPS">{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Suraj N.|title=Quantization of Einstein's Gravitational Field: General Treatment|journal=[[Proceedings of the Physical Society]] | series = Series A|year=1952|volume=65|issue=8|pages=608–619|doi=10.1088/0370-1298/65/8/304|bibcode = 1952PPSA...65..608G }}</ref> In 1953 Gupta joined as a visiting professor at [[Purdue University]] and remained there until 1956. From 1956, he served as a professor at [[Wayne State University]] in [[Detroit]], where he was a Distinguished Professor of Physics (Emeritus).


==Work==
==Work==
Gupta introduced in 1950, simultaneously and independently of [[Konrad Bleuler]], the [[Gupta–Bleuler formalism|Gupta–Bleuler]] [[Quantization (physics)|quantization]] of the [[quantum electrodynamics]] (QED) that takes the covariant [[Lorenz gauge condition]] on an indefinite metric in [[Hilbert space]] of states realized.<ref>S. Gupta ''Theory of Longitudinal Photons in Quantum Electrodynamics'', Proceedings Physical Society A, Bd. 63, 1950, S. 681-691</ref> From it came some of the first attempts, to derive the equations of [[general relativity]] from [[quantum field theory]] for a massless spin two particle ([[graviton]]).<ref name="PPS" /><ref>Gupta, Suraj N., ''Gravitation and Electromagnetism'', [[Physical Review]] Bd. 96, 1954, S. 1683</ref> Similar work has also led [[Robert Kraichnan]] in the 1940s (not published until 1955) and later in the 1960s, by [[Richard Feynman]] and [[Steven Weinberg]]. Later he worked in various areas of quantum field theory and elementary [[particle physics]], including [[quantum chromodynamics]] and [[quarkonium]].
Gupta introduced in 1950, simultaneously and independently of [[Konrad Bleuler]], the [[Gupta–Bleuler formalism|Gupta–Bleuler]] [[Quantization (physics)|quantization]] of the [[quantum electrodynamics]] (QED) that takes the covariant [[Lorenz gauge condition]] on an indefinite metric in [[Hilbert space]] of states realized.<ref>S. Gupta ''Theory of Longitudinal Photons in Quantum Electrodynamics'', Proceedings Physical Society A, Bd. 63, 1950, S. 681-691</ref> From it came some of the first attempts, to derive the equations of [[general relativity]] from [[quantum field theory]] for a massless spin-2 particle ([[graviton]]).<ref name="PPS" /><ref>Gupta, Suraj N., ''Gravitation and Electromagnetism'', ''[[Physical Review]]'' Bd. 96, 1954, S. 1683</ref> Similar work has also led [[Robert Kraichnan]] in the 1940s (not published until 1955) and later in the 1960s, by [[Richard Feynman]] and [[Steven Weinberg]]. Later he worked in various areas of quantum field theory and elementary [[particle physics]], including [[quantum chromodynamics]] and [[quarkonium]].

==Personal life and death==
Gupta later resided in [[Franklin, Michigan]].<ref>[https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Yearbook_2021.pdf The Year Book 2021, pg. 50]</ref> He died in [[West Bloomfield, Michigan]] on 4 July 2021, at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suraj Narayan Gupta |url=https://www.forevermissed.com/suraj-narayan-gupta/about |website=Forever Missed |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 20 March 2024

Suraj Narayan Gupta (1 December 1924 – 4 July 2021) was an Indian-born American theoretical physicist, notable for his contributions to quantum field theory.

Early life and career

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Gupta was born on 1 December 1924 in Punjab, British India.[1] He received his M.Sc. from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, and worked at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies from 1948 to 1949.[2] From 1951 to 1953 he served as ICI Fellow at the University of Manchester.[3] In 1953 Gupta joined as a visiting professor at Purdue University and remained there until 1956. From 1956, he served as a professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he was a Distinguished Professor of Physics (Emeritus).

Work

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Gupta introduced in 1950, simultaneously and independently of Konrad Bleuler, the Gupta–Bleuler quantization of the quantum electrodynamics (QED) that takes the covariant Lorenz gauge condition on an indefinite metric in Hilbert space of states realized.[4] From it came some of the first attempts, to derive the equations of general relativity from quantum field theory for a massless spin-2 particle (graviton).[3][5] Similar work has also led Robert Kraichnan in the 1940s (not published until 1955) and later in the 1960s, by Richard Feynman and Steven Weinberg. Later he worked in various areas of quantum field theory and elementary particle physics, including quantum chromodynamics and quarkonium.

Personal life and death

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Gupta later resided in Franklin, Michigan.[6] He died in West Bloomfield, Michigan on 4 July 2021, at the age of 96.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Marquis Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who Staff (1 October 1996). Who's Who in the Midwest, 1996-1997: Classic Edition. Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 0837907268.
  2. ^ Biographische Daten aus Mitgliederliste des Dubliner Institute of Advanced Study Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Gupta, Suraj N. (1952). "Quantization of Einstein's Gravitational Field: General Treatment". Proceedings of the Physical Society. Series A. 65 (8): 608–619. Bibcode:1952PPSA...65..608G. doi:10.1088/0370-1298/65/8/304.
  4. ^ S. Gupta Theory of Longitudinal Photons in Quantum Electrodynamics, Proceedings Physical Society A, Bd. 63, 1950, S. 681-691
  5. ^ Gupta, Suraj N., Gravitation and Electromagnetism, Physical Review Bd. 96, 1954, S. 1683
  6. ^ The Year Book 2021, pg. 50
  7. ^ "Suraj Narayan Gupta". Forever Missed. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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