Tenth Avatar: A quest for answers by Kanchan Joshi

Author:Kanchan Joshi [Joshi, Kanchan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Braveship Books
Published: 2017-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Hurdles in the Quest

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Modern Day India

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Closest relations hurt the most.

As expected, these modular forms show super symmetry. They reveal their original form when Moebius Transformation is applied to them. But, look at these other seventeen gorgeous, deceptive, beauties. Their coefficients get larger when written as an infinite sum—like the modular forms, but without showing super symmetry!” Krish exclaimed. He was explaining Ramanujan’s mathematics as he studied the lost pages.

“This mathematics was used in string theory. The mock modular forms were used to describe the entropy of black holes a hundred years after his death! To put that in perspective, can you discover an answer to a question that will be thought almost hundred years from now?”

Krish wore a white T-shirt and black jeans. He sat at his desk and sipped herbal tea from his favorite yellow Peet’s mug from California. He took a sniff of the tea and enjoyed the aroma of cardamom, dry ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. A dash of honey added a tinge of sweetness to the brew. Krish had been in India for four weeks now. So far, the Indian security forces, with help from the US, were keeping him protected and giving him time and space to explore his research while enjoying his private life as much as possible.

Prisha sat near him, absent-minded, gazing at the Arabian Sea. She wore red silk pajamas, sitting back in her recliner, sipping coffee from a mug of her own. Krish and Prisha were in the sea-facing penthouse Prisha was renting in a Mumbai high-rise.

“I just launched a product that measures the amount of sunlight and rooftop solar output. It controls air conditioning and water heater temperature in five star hotels,” Prisha said proudly. “We operate in a totally different space, don’t we?” she asked after a thoughtful pause.

“That’s what I love about us, sweetheart,” Krish said. “I do all the crazy research, and you pay for it. Aren’t we made for each other?” He winked mischievously.

Prisha dragged him onto her chair, pushed the lever, and reclined the chair completely backward. She took off his glasses, put them on the desk, and looked lovingly up at him. As the sunset and the pleasant, early winter breeze caressed them, Krish noticed the changing mood in her eyes. She moved her eyes away and ran her long fingers through his chest hair, trying to gauge his mood.

Krish slid his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. She turned on her side to face him. They were cozy in the recliner, pressed against one another. She placed a hand around his neck, playing with the hair that rested along his nape, and looked away, suddenly feeling shy. He tilted her chin up slightly and offered a passionate kiss.

“Oh no, it’s getting dark! I want to show you something,” Krish said.

“Let me guess… something interesting about the sky?” Prisha said with mild sarcasm.

“Nope, a surprise for you. Let’s go,” Krish said. He took her down and showed her the brand new, red Tesla Model S in the garage.

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