• Subrata Samanta

    Research Scholar,

    Department of Physics,

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,

    Kanpur 208016, India.

    Email: samantaphy20@iitk.ac.in

Welcome to my webpage! I am a PhD student in the Department of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, and financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, under the Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme.

I am trying to understand the mathematical framework of quantum field theory and explore physics beyond the standard model. The Standard Model is the most accepted theory of elementary particle physics, but there are several limitations, i.e., explanation of neutrino masses, accommodating dark matter, matter-antimatter asymmetry, etc. Therefore, new ideas beyond the standard model are required to explain such physical phenomena. Read more.

My research focuses on a wide range of theoretical aspects of high-energy physics. In particular, I am interested in Higgs physics, electroweak symmetry breaking, CP violation, scattering amplitudes, effective field theory, hadron structure, and phase transitions. I am conducting my research under the supervision of Dr. Debtosh Chowdhury, Associate Professor at IIT Kanpur.

I can be contacted at FB480 (faculty building) or samantaphys@gmail.com

Education

  • Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (2022 - Present)

  • M.Sc. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (2020 - 2022)

  • B.Sc. in Physics, Scottish Church College, Kolkata (2017 - 2020)

Awards and Honors

  • Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (Direct Entry, August 2022 - Present)

  • Dhirendra Mohan Saha Roy Gold Medal (Scottish Church College, March 2023)

  • The Certificate of Merit (Scottish Church College, March 2023)

  • Charu Chandra Chaudhury Medal (Scottish Church College, March 2023)

  • Mrs. P. R. Das Memorial Medal (Scottish Church College, March 2023)

  • Pravat Kumar Ghosh Medal (Scottish Church College, March 2023)

  • Late Srikant Mishra Scholarship (IIT Kanpur, Feb 2021)

  • National Topper of the National Graduate Physics Examination (Oct 2019)

For more information, please refer to my updated Curriculum-Vitae (CV).




Research

Beyond Standard Model: Explores the forefront of theoretical particle physics, dedicated to expanding the island of knowledge about the fundamental constituents of the universe. Despite its incredible success in explaining known particles and their interactions, the Standard Model fails to explain the origin of the neutrino masses, the existence of dark matter and energy, the hierarchy problem, and other puzzling phenomena. These mysteries can be addressed by proposing new theoretical frameworks, particle candidates, and novel phenomena beyond the Standard Model. In essence, it explores concepts such as composite particles, extra dimensions, and new symmetry structures to offer a better understanding of the fundamental forces and particles that govern our universe. Experimental searches at high-energy particle colliders, like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and future planned experiments (MuC, FCC, etc..) can test theories beyond the standard model (picture courtesy: cds.cern.ch).



Quantum Chromodynamics: It plays a pivotal role in unraveling the fundamental nature of the strong nuclear force, which governs the intricate interactions between quarks and gluons. Traditional perturbative methods lose their applicability in the low-energy regime, where the strong coupling is significant and confinement becomes prominent. A range of techniques is employed to investigate the non-perturbative aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), including lattice QCD simulations, functional methods, and effective field theories. The structure of hadrons is studied in QCD from scattering experiments and theoretical tools such as QCD-inspired models and lattice QCD simulations. These approaches help to unravel the distribution of quarks and gluons within a hadron, the forces binding them together, and their momentum and spin contributions. Lattice QCD is a powerful numerical technique that discretizes space and time, enabling us to simulate the intricate dynamics of quarks and gluons on a discrete lattice. This approach empowers us to delve into the fundamental structure of matter and investigate its properties from first principles. Moreover, lattice QCD enables us to explore the behavior of matter under extreme conditions, such as high temperatures and densities, providing a comprehensive understanding of the underlying physical phenomena (picture courtesy: bnl.gov).

Talks

Here are the details of the talks and seminars I have delivered.

  • Electroweak Precision Observables in the Higgs Triplet Models (IISc, Bengaluru, Feb 2026) -- [▶ YouTube]
  • NLO Unitarity and Stability Bounds in Extended Higgs Sectors (ICTP, Trieste, Jun 2025) -- [📄 Slides]
  • NLO Unitarity and Stability Bounds in Extended Higgs Sectors (KIT, Karlsruhe, Nov 2024)
  • NLO Unitarity and Stability Bounds in Extended Higgs Sectors (Bonn University, Bonn, Nov 2024)
  • Status of Triplet Extended Higgs Sector Models in the Light of NLO Unitarity and the Latest LHC Data (HIGGS Conference, Uppsala, Nov 2024)
  • Status of Extended Georgi-Machacek Model in the Light of NLO Unitarity and Latest Run II Data from LHC (PPC Conference, Hyderabad, Oct 2024)
  • Probing the Higgs Potential at the Large Hadron Collider (IIT, Kanpur, May 2024) -- [📄 Slides]
  • Anisotropic Gauge Theory in Lattice QCD (NISER, Bhubaneswar, Jul 2022) -- [📄 Slides]
  • Pressure and Shear Distributions inside the Proton (IIT, Kanpur, Apr 2022)

List of some informal talks at IIT Kanpur.

  • Running Contributions to Radiative Higgs Decays in the SMEFT [arXiv:2405.20371] (Apr 2025)
  • Constraining the Higgs Trilinear Coupling [arXiv:2311.17995] (Feb 2024)
  • Factorization of Scattering Amplitudes-III: Large gauge transformations (May 2023)
  • Factorization of Scattering Amplitudes-II: Soft factorization (May 2023)
  • Factorization of Scattering Amplitudes-I: On-shell factorization (May 2023)
  • Electroweak Symmetry Non-Restoration [arXiv:2210.05680] (Jan 2023)

Teaching

Explore my present and past teaching activities below:

  • Tutor at Bankura Christian College, West Bengal, India.
    • Undergraduate Physics (Feb 2025 - Present)

  • Tutor at Raghunathbari Ramtarak High School, West Bengal, India.
    • Class XI & XII - Physics (2023 - 2024)

  • Tutor at Deriachak Sri Aurobindo Vidyamath, West Bengal, India.
    • Class XI & XII - Physics (2023 - 2024)

  • Mentorship for the physics subject at SATHEE. I have covered the following topics.
    • Class XII: Electric Charges and Fields (Aug - Oct 2023)


    • Class XII: Alternating Currents (Aug - Oct 2023)

  • Tutor at NPTEL for listed courses, with provided YouTube links.
  • Teaching Assistance at IIT Kanpur: Assisted in the following courses.
    • Graduate Phyics Laboratory (Aug 2024 - Present)

    • Undergraduate Phyics Laboratory (Nov 2022 - Feb 2023)

Preprints

  1. Poulami Mondal and Subrata Samanta, Light Scalars in the Extended Georgi-Machacek Model, arXiv:2506.06427 [hep-ph].**
  2. Debtosh Chowdhury, Poulami Mondal, Subrata Samanta, Next-to-Leading Order Unitarity Fits in the Extended Georgi-Machacek Model, arXiv:2404.18996 [hep-ph].**

Publications

  1. Subrata Samanta, Anish Acharya, Joydip Mitra, Sougata Bhattacharyya, Saha–Basu equation of state and its application to Carnot cycle, Eur. J. Phys. 43 045101 (2022).

For a complete list, please refer to my InSPIRE or Google Scholar profile. (**Note: authors are listed in alphabetical order.)