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M. S. Raghunathan

एम. एस. रघुनाथन
born 1941
Mathematics

Discrete subgroups of Lie groups

Story

Prof. M. S. Raghunathan of TIFR is a leading mathematician whose book 'Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups' (1972) is a classic. His work on arithmetic groups connects algebra, geometry and number theory.

Key contributions

  • Fundamental work on discrete and arithmetic subgroups of Lie groups
  • Author of 'Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups'
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (2000); Padma Bhushan (2012)

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