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Aditya Jha

PhD in Mathematics

22 November 2023
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Thesis Title

Does differential topology provide sufficient structure for non-causal explanations?

Supervisors:

Primary Supervisor:Phillip Wilson
Co-Supervisor:Douglas Campbell
Additional Supervisor:Clemency Montelle

Research Interests
  • Modal Metaphysics
  • Philosophy of Mathematical Modelling
  • Analogical Reasoning in Sciences
  • Buddhist Philosophy
  • Indian Astronomical Traditions

Academic History
  • Visiting PhD Student, University of Cambridge, UK (Jan-June 2022), Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Sponsor: Hasok Chang
  • (forthcoming) Visiting PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (May-June 2023), Department of Philosophy, Sponsor: Bradford Skow
  • M.A. in Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions, Nalanda University, India
  • B. Tech, Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, India

Professional History
  • Research Fellow, Institute Vienna Circle, University of Vienna, Austria (Oct 2022 – Mar 2023)
  • (Invited) Visiting Research, Observatoire de Paris, Spring 2023
  • Research Assistant, School of Mathematics and Statistics, سԹ, NZ
  • Tutor, Engineering Mathematics 100-level and 200-level, UC, NZ
  • Tutor, Philosophy of Science, 100-level, UC, NZ
  • Head Content (2014-Present), Insights IAS, Bengaluru, India

Publications
  • Jha, A., Campbell, D., Montelle, C., Wilson, P. Not so distinctively mathematical explanations: topology and dynamical systems. Synthese 200, 193 (2022).
  • Jha, A.K. A Mathematical Model of Dignāga’s Hetu-cakra. Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (2020).

Selected Conference Proceedings
  • Are there purely topological explanations of the number of equilibria of pendulum systems?
    • 63rd British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (poster), April 2022
    • Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, Graduate Talks on Geometry and Topology, University of Sydney, Aug 2021
  • Are Distinctively Mathematical Explanations Causal Explanations in Disguise?
    • Causality and Complexity Workshop, University of Salzburg, September 2022
    • Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, June 2022
  • Not So Distinctively Mathematical Explanations: Topology and Dynamical Systems
    • Xth Conference of the Spanish Society for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science, Nov 2021
  • Understanding and Modality in Distinctively Mathematical Explanations of Complex Systems
    • The Rotman Institute of Philosophy’s Graduate Student Conference: Complexity and Explanation, Western University, May 2021

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