Srinivasa ramanuja

SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN Srinivasa Ramanujan It is one of the most romantic stories in the history of mathematics: in 1913, the English mathematician G. H. Hardy received a strange letter from an unknown clerk in Madras, India. The ten-page letter contained about 120 statements of theorems on infinite series, improper integrals, continued fractions, and number theory (Here is a Thus was Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) introduced to the mathematical world. Born in South India, Ramanujan was a promising student, winning academic prizes in high school. But at age 16 his life took a decisive turn after he obtained a book titled A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics. The book was simply a compilation of thousands of mathematical results, most set down with little or no indication of proof. It was in no sense a mathematical classic; rather, it was written as an aid to coaching English mathematics students facing the notoriously difficult Tripos examination, which involved a great deal of wholesale memorization. But in Ramanujan it inspired a burst of feverish mathematical activity, as he worked through the book's results and beyond. Unfortunately, his total immersion in mathematics was disastrous for Ramanujan's academic career: ignoring all his other subjects, he repeatedly failed his college exams. As a college dropout from a poor family, Ramanujan's position was precarious. He lived off the charity of friends, filling notebooks with mathematical discover...

The world will soon remember the renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan once again, as a biopic on his life, named The Man Who Knew Infinity, is set to release this April. Ramanujan,who lived a short but very productivelife, continues to be an inspiration for mathematicians across the world, and his work has inspired a lot of research over the years. Here are 10 things to know about him: 1. He was born in 1887 in Erode, located in Tamil Nadu. His father worked as a clerk with a cloth merchantand his mother was a homemaker who also used to sing at a local temple. Source: 2. His house in Kumbakonam, where the family had moved after his birth, is now maintained as the Srinivasa Ramanujan International Monument. Source: 3.He was married to Janaki Ammal in 1909, who was 9-year-old at that time. 4. He is recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, but Srinivasa Ramanujan had almost no formal training in math. Many of his mathematical discoveries were based on pure intuition – but most of them were later proved to be true. Srinivasa Ramanujan (centre) with other scientists at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Source: 5. He was the second Indian to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society, which is a Fellowship of someof the world’s most eminent scientists. He joined the fellowship in 1918 at the age of 31, as one of youngest fellows in the history of the society. 6. A follower of his family goddess Mahalakshmi, Ramanujan credited her...

Sunday 26 th April 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of world-renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who was born in the city of Erode, in India in 1887. Ramanujan’s extraordinary aptitude for mathematics led to him gaining and then losing a scholarship to the prestigious Government Arts College in Kumbakonam – he focused so much on mathematics that he neglected his other subjects and failed his exams. He continued to research independently and was eventually appointed as a researcher at the University of Madras, where he met several prominent Indian mathematicians who recognised his talent, but were concerned by his lack of formal training in mathematics. Srinivasa Ramanujan, copy of a passport photo 1913 (Add.Ms.a/94/7) With the help of his friends, Ramanujan began contacting British mathematicians in 1913. His breakthrough came when he presented his work to G.H. Hardy, who was then a lecturer in mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Hardy was initially sceptical that such impressive work could have been produced by an unknown and untrained mathematician. He recognised that Ramanujan had an intellect “of altogether exceptional originality and power.” [1] Hardy and his colleague E.H. Neville spent over a year trying to persuade Ramanujan to accept an invitation to study at Cambridge, as his devout Hindu upbringing made him reluctant to travel abroad. Ramanujan arrived in Cambridge in the spring of 1914 and moved into rooms in Whewell’s Court. He was ...