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Interview of F. Duncan Haldane FRS, Nobel Prize in Physics 2016
For a couple of years, as a postdoctoral fellow in the condensed matter theory group at Princeton, I had the privilege of relatively unfettered academic access to some unique figures in condensed matter physics, including F. Duncan Haldane, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016.
In January 2019, during his visit to the Indian Science Congress as their guest of honour, I had an opportunity to ask him on-camera about his journey in physics and his central role in some of the key developments that made modern condensed matter physics what it is today. Here is his fascinating first-hand account of these developments. Assisting me in formulating the questions are my colleagues Vikram Tripathi and G. Sreejith. The visit itself was partly supported by a generous endowment for condensed matter physics at TIFR by the Infosys Foundation, and partly by the Indian Science Congress Association.
Interview with Prof. F. Duncan Haldane recorded January 09 2019 in the Tata Institute Faculty Lounge
By way of background and context, here are the slides of an expository talk I gave in IIT Bombay, attempting to explain to a mixed audience (of scientists, social scientists, engineers, and management and design professionals) the achievements of the Physics Nobel Lauretes of 2016:
Lectures at Tesselate (undergraduate student festival at CMI Chennai)
An interesting application of Linear algebra and Graph Theory in Physics-I (2020)
An interesting application of Linear algebra and Graph Theory in Physics-II (2020)
Dulmage-Mendelsohn percolation: A phase transition in the geometry of maximum matchings (2021)