Suhas Adiga - Research Projects

Master's Project

Accelerating Search for Superconductors using Machine Learning

Adiga, S., & Waghmare, U. V. (2025). Accelerating the Search for Superconductors Using Machine Learning. arXiv:2505.11964 [cond-mat.supr-con] [Link]

Search for new superconductors has traditionally relied on trial and error methods.
Theoretical approaches like DFT are effective in prediction of critical temperature only for conventional superconductors.
To address these limitations, we used machine learning models to predict the critical temperature.
Quantum Structure Diagram based descriptors have been used to train the model

S. Adiga, M. Dahiya, and A. Palakkandy, “Toy model to explain superconductivity” (2025) [Accepted in The Physics Teacher]

(Movie: Attraction between electrons due to lattice vibration)

Charges with the same polarity typically repel each other.
Superconductivity is a phenomenon where like-charged particles (electrons) form bound pairs called Cooper pairs.
The BCS theory explains Cooper pair formation in conventional superconductors using a quantum mechanical approach.
In this work, we present a toy model that shows how two repelling electrons can experience an effective attraction.
This attraction arises due to lattice vibrations and is demonstrated using a classical mechanics approach.

S. Adiga, M. Sharma, “Computation and Simulations of Hohmann Transfer using Python”

(Movie: Hohmann Transfer between Earth and Mars with orbit insertion)

Hohmann transfer is an orbital maneuver that moves an object from one circular orbit to another.
It is more energy-efficient than a bi-elliptical transfer when the ratio of the destination orbit radius to the origin orbit radius is less than 11.94.
A Hohmann transfer requires propulsion (firing) at only two points: the perigee and the apogee.
In this work, we use the Leapfrog integration scheme, which conserves the energy of dynamical systems, an essential requirement in orbital mechanics.
We present a Python-based GUI that simulates orbital transfer trajectories between different planets.