Sam

Nonlinear dynamics · Statistical physics · Complex systems

A phase-locked oscillator network rotating at a common frequency, together with the corresponding complex order parameter.
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Questions I work on

I study collective behavior in interacting nonlinear systems. The questions below recur across much of my work: how coherence begins, how interaction geometry changes it, how symmetry organizes periodic states, and when reduced oscillator models remain faithful to physical arrays.

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Current directions

These questions extend my work on heterogeneous oscillator populations, higher-order interactions, symmetry breaking, and physical oscillator arrays.

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About

Research profile

My research lies in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, with a focus on collective behavior in nonlinear and stochastic systems. I am interested in how microscopic dynamics and interactions determine the onset and selection of collective states, and how these transitions change with heterogeneity, symmetry, noise, delay, and network structure.

I received my Ph.D. in Physics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2022, where I studied the dynamics of heterogeneous oscillator populations with Ramakrishna Ramaswamy and Debashis Ghoshal. Since then, my work has considered higher-order interactions, symmetry breaking, delayed and stochastic oscillator systems, and physical oscillator arrays.

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Contact

For research, collaboration, seminars, or academic inquiries, email is the simplest way to reach me.