Reaserch trends in physics

1. RESEARCH TRENDS IN PHYSICS Dr.K. ILANGOVANReader Department of Physics,RKM.Vivekananda College,Chennai-600004, INDIA

Mathematics began to seem too much like puzzle solving.

Physics is puzzle solving too, But puzzles created by nature not by mind

Goeppert-Mayer worked unofficial or volunteer positions at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, from 193139, then Columbia University in 1940-46, and after that the University of Chicago. During this time, Goeppert-Mayer was unable to gain a professional appointment due in part to both sexism and strict rules against nepotism.

It was during her time at Chicago and Argonne that she developed a mathematical model for the structure of nuclear shells, the work for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963, shared with J. Hans D. Jensen and Eugene Paul Wigner.

Physics is the scientific study of matter and energy and how they interact with each other. This energy can take the form of motion, light, electricity, radiation, gravity . . . just about anything, honestly.

Physics deals with matter on scales ranging from sub-atomic particles (i.e. the particles that make up the atom and the particles that make up those particles) to stars and even entire galaxies .

List of various branches in Physics

List of various Scientific research institutes in India

List of various Physics related research institutes in India

Details of Physics related research institutes

Conclusion

Acoustics - the study of sound & sound waves

Astronomy - the study of space

Astrophysics - the study of the physical properties of objects in space

Atomic Physics - the study of atoms, specifically the electron properties of the atom

Biophysics - the study of physics in living systems

Chaos - the study of systems with strong sensitivity to initial conditions, so a slight change at the beginning quickly become major changes in the system

Chemical Physics - the study of physics in chemical systems .

Computational Physics - the application of numerical methods to solve physical problems for which a quantitative theory already exists

Cosmology - the study of the universe as a whole, including its origins and evolution

Cryophysics / Cryogenics / Low Temperature Physics - the study of physical properties in low temperature situations, far below the freezing point of water

Crystallography - the study of crystals and crystalline structures

Electromagnetism - the study of electrical and magnetic fields, which are two aspects of the same phenomenon

Electronics - the study of the flow of electrons, generally in a circuit

Fluid Dynamics / Fluid Mechanics - the study of the physical properties of "fluids," specifically defined in this case to be liquids and gases

Geophysics - the study of the physical properties of the Earth

High Energy Physics - the study of physics in extremely high energy systems, generally within particle physics

High Pressure Physics - the study of physics in extremely high pressure systems, generally related to fluid dynamics

Laser Physics - the study of the physical properties of lasers

Mathematical Physics - applying mathematically rigorous methods to solving problems within physics

Mechanics - the study of the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

Meteorology / Weather Physics - the physics of the weather

Molecular Physics - the study of physical properties of molecules

Nanotechnology - the science of building circuits and machines from single molecules and atoms

Nuclear Physics - the study of the physical properties of the atomic nucleus

Optics / Light Physics - the study of the physical properties of light

Particle Physics - the study of fundamental particles and the forces of their interaction

Plasma Physics - the study of matter in the plasma phase

Quantum Electrodynamics - the study of how electrons and photons interact at the quantum mechanical level

Quantum Mechanics / Quantum Physics - the study of science where the smallest discrete values, or quanta, of matter and energy become relevant

Quantum Optics - the application of quantum physics to light

Quantum Field Theory - the application of quantum physics to fields, including the fundamental forces of the universe

Quantum Gravity - the application of quantum physics to gravity and unification of gravity with the other fundamental particle interactions

Relativity - the study of systems displaying the properties of Einstein's theory of relativity, which generally involves moving at speeds very close to the speed of light

Statistical Mechanics - the study of large systems by statistically expanding the knowledge of smaller systems

String Theory / Superstring Theory - the study of the theory that all fundamental particles are vibrations of one-dimensional strings of energy, in a higher-dimensional universe

Thermodynamics - the physics of heat

It's time for physics postgraduates aspiring to do doctoral research in the

country's premier science institutes to buckle their belts. Applications have

been invited for Ph.D. programmes in physics including theoretical and

observational astronomy, astrophysics, physics in biology, plasma physics

and technology, atmospheric and space sciences, condensed matter physics

and material science and theoretical computer science in 17 top national

institutes across the country.

Selection

The selection will be made through a Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) to

be held on February 19 at 30 centres across the country.

Institutes:

The following are the institutes offering doctoral research in physics and

theoretical computer science based on JEST:

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital (astronomy, astrophysics and atmospheric physics).

Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore (astronomy, astrophysics, astronomical instrumentation and optics, atomic physics and non-linear optics experiments).

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune (physics, astronomy and astrophysics).

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore (experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics and materials science).

National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Pune (astronomy and astrophysics).

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad (physics: experimental and theoretical, complex systems, non-linear dynamics, quantum optics and quantum information, astronomy, astrophysics and solar physics; space and atmospheric sciences, planetary sciences and geosciences).

Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore (astronomy and astrophysics, optics, soft condensed matter physics [liquid crystals, physics in biology], theoretical physics).

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata (physical sciences).

The following affiliated centres of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI),

Mumbai:

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai (condensed matter physics, crystallography, nuclear physics, accelerator physics, reactor physics, atomic and molecular physics, nanoscience, high pressure physics, seismology, laser and plasma physics, mass spectroscopy and computational physics).

Centre for Advanced Technology (CAT), Indore (lasers and their applications, laser plasma interaction, cold atom physics, condensed matter physics [superconductivity and magnetism, crystals and thin films], nanomaterials and applications, non-linear and ultra-fast optical studies, beam physics and green electron laser).

Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad (theoretical physics and astrophysics).

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam (theoretical and experimental condensed matter physics, materials science and reactor physics).

Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar (physics [condensed matter, atomic, nuclear and particle physics] and accelerator-based research).

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar (physics [experimental and theoretical]).

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata (biophysical sciences, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, high energy physics, quantum gravity and string theory, mathematical physics, materials science).

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai (theoretical physics and theoretical computer science).

Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata (accelerator physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, relativistic heavy ion collisions, physics of neutrinos).

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012

http://www.physics.iisc.ernet.in/acadprog-regphd.php

Areas of Research:

Experimental studies in Condensed Matter Physics Atomic, Optical Physics,

and X-ray Crystallography of Biomolecular Structures.

Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar 751005

http://www.iopb.res.in/indexphp.php

Ph.D degreeisawarded by the Homi Bhabha National Institute ( HBNI ).

Research activities in the Institute is divided in to the following areas: Both

theoretical and experimental programmes are carried out in each of the

Below areas.

High Energy Physics

Condensed Matter Physics

Nuclear Physics

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,

Department of Theoretical Physics,

Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India.

http://theory.tifr.res.in/

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is an autonomous Institute

under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government

of India. basic research done in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics

and computer science. TIFR has campuses in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore

and research facilities in various other places in India. TIFR has master's and

doctoral programs.

Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL).

Defence R & D Organization ,

Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 110 054

Research Institution

Doctorate Programmes

Ph.D. (Physics)

Research Programmes

M.Phil. (Physics)

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

II Block, Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034, INDIA

Tel : 91 (80) 2553 0672 Fax : 91 (80) 2553 4043

Voicemail : 91 (80) 2553 9250

http://www.iiap.res.in/

In a full-time research programme where in the students work towards their

Ph.D. degree under the supervision of an IIA faculty. Students may join the

programme in either the first semester beginning in August or the second

semester beginning in January.

Bose Institute Main Campus

93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road

Kolkata - 700009

West Bengal, India

Phone: (+91)(-33) 2350-2402/2403/ 6619/6702

Fax: (+91)(-33) 2350-6790

http://www.boseinst.ernet.in/home.html

Main Research Activities

Acoustics and Fluid Mechanics

Radiation Physics, Applied Radioactivity and Liquid Dynamics

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics, Cross-disciplinary Physics

Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information/Communication

Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Astrophysics

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

http://www.imsc.res.in/about_us

Research at IMSc is supported by the DAE, India & by the Govt. of Tamil

Nadu. Areas of research Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science and

Theoretical Physics. Located Chennai, in the Adyar.

Research areas in Physics:

Classical and Quantum Gravity:

Theoretical and Computational Biology:

Condensed Matter Physics:

Mathematical Physics:

Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems:

Statistical Mechanics:

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics

Sector-1, Block-AF

Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 064

http://www.saha.ac.i

The Nuclear Physics Division constitutes researchers working in nuclear

reactions and structure physics and associated developmental projects

Mehta Research Institute of Physics & Mathematical Physics

Harish-Chandra Research Institute

Chhatnag Road, Allahabad-211019

Tel: +91(532)2667510

Fax: +91(532)2567748

Research at Mehta research institute of Physics & Mathematical Physics is

supported by the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India

Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology

PO : CAT, Indore 452 013

[email_address]

Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore supported

by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).Reseach in the areas of Accelerators,

Lasers, Plasma Physics, Cryogenics, Vacuum technology etc.

Raman Research Institute

C. V. Raman Avenue

Sadashivanagar, Bangalore-560 080

The Institute's main fields of research are Astronomy & Astrophysics, Light

& Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter and Theoretical Physics .

Dr.K.P.Santhosh,

Department of Physics,

Payyanur College, Payyanur.

Dr.G.Alpheus Benjamin,

Voorhees College, Vellore.

Dr.N.Arunachalam,

M.S. University, Tirunelveli.

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