M. S. Narasimhan

Key facts

Born

7 June 1932, Tandarai

Died

16 May 2021

State of birth

Tandarai, Tamil Nadu

Sector

Science & space

Profession

Indian mathematician (1932–2021)

Gender

Male

Biography

Mudumbai Seshachalu Narasimhan FRS was an Indian mathematician. His focus areas included number theory, algebraic geometry, representation theory, and partial differential equations. He was a pioneer in the study of moduli spaces of holomorphic vector bundles on projective varieties. His work is considered the foundation for Kobayashi–Hitchin correspondence that links differential geometry and algebraic geometry of vector bundles over complex manifolds. He was also known for his collaboration with mathematician C. S. Seshadri, for their proof of the Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem which proved the necessary conditions for stable vector bundles on a Riemann surface.

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Timeline

1. 1932Born in Tandarai
2. 1975Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
3. 1987Awarded the TWAS Prize for Mathematics
4. 1988Awarded the Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
5. 2006Awarded the King Faisal Prize in Science
6. 2013Awarded the H K Firodia awards
7. 2021Dies