Centres - Relativity and Cosmology Research Centre, Deptt. of Physics

Name of the co-ordinator
Dr Asit Banerjee, Professor ofPhysics,JU.

Contact No
24138917 (Deptt), 2335 6342 (Res)

e-mail
asitb@cal3. vsnl. net. in

Faculty members associated with the Centre
Prof A.K. Raychaudhuri, visiting Professor, J.U, Professor Asit Banerjee,Deptt of Physics, JU, ProfS.B.Dutta Choudhury,Deptt of Physics, JU, Dr Narayan Banerjee,Deptt of Physics, JU, Prof Subenoy Chakrabarty ,Deptt of Mathematics,JU.

Research activities
Research and regular publications are done by the members and their students in the field of General Theory of Relativity, Astrophysics and Cosmology. Regular weekly seminars are held on different topics. Theses seminars are given by the members as well as the invited experts from various research Institute and Universities all over India and sometime from abroad. The purpose of the Centre is to create a forum for interactions of different experts and students from neighbouring research and teaching Institutions.

Research publications in the last five years
Nearly sixty papers published in international reputed journals like Physical ReviewD, Classical and Quantum Gravity, General relativity and Gravitation, Modem Physics Letters, International Journal of Modem Physics etc.

Collaboration
Close collaboration with the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,Pune. Three faculty members and two regular visItors are Associates of IUCAA,Pune at present. Very recently IUCAA has agreed to set up one of its Reference Centres at the Relativity and Cosmology Research Centre,Deptt ofPhysics,JU.

Conference/symposium
The Relativity and Cosmology Research Centre has since its establishment organized three big workshops and symposium including a recent one in February 2003. Members very often visit research institutes and participate in the conferences held abroad.

Library facility
The Centre has a significant collection of books on Relativity and Cosmology and related fields. It subscribes an important research journal General relativity and Gravitation (GRG)for the last few years.

Infrastructural facilities
An office room, furniture and computer are available for the members and visitors.

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