arXiv:1907.11423

Sudarshan Memorial Lecture

Parthasarathy, R

Published Jul 26, 2019• 0 citations

Abstract

In this invited talk, I discuss four important contributions of E.C.G. Sudarshan, among many. They are the V-A theory of weak interaction, Sudarshan - Glauber representation, tachyons and the quantum zeno effect.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1907.11423

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