- 1. RESEARCH TRENDS IN PHYSICS Dr.K. ILANGOVANReader Department
of Physics,RKM.Vivekananda College,Chennai-600004, INDIA
2. Maria Goeppert Mayer
- Mathematics began to seem too much like puzzle solving.
- Physics is puzzle solving too, But puzzles created by nature
not by mind
3. Maria Goeppert Mayer
- 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.
4. What is Physics
- 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 .
5. What is Physics 6. Plan of talk
- 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
7. LIST OF VARIOUS BRANCHES IN PHYSICS(36)
- 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
.
8. LIST OF VARIOUS BRANCHES IN PHYSICS
- 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
9. LIST OF VARIOUS BRANCHES IN PHYSICS
- 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
10. LIST OF VARIOUS BRANCHES IN PHYSICS
- 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
11. LIST OF VARIOUS BRANCHES IN PHYSICS
- 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
12. LIST OF VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC REASEACH INSTITUTES IN INDIA (90)
13. LIST OF VARIOUS PHYSICS REASEACH INSTITUTES IN INDIA (17)
- 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.
- The selection will be made through a Joint Entrance Screening
Test (JEST) to
- be held on February 19 at 30 centres across the country.
14. LIST OF VARIOUS PHYSICS REASEACH INSTITUTES IN INDIA
- 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).
15. LIST OF VARIOUS PHYSICS REASEACH INSTITUTES IN INDIA
- 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).
16. LIST OF VARIOUS PHYSICS REASEACH INSTITUTES IN INDIA
- The following affiliated centres of Homi Bhabha National
Institute (HBNI),
- 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).
17. LIST OF VARIOUS PHYSICS REASEACH INSTITUTES IN INDIA
- 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).
18. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012
- http://www.physics.iisc.ernet.in/acadprog-regphd.php
- Experimental studies in Condensed Matter Physics Atomic,
Optical Physics,
- and X-ray Crystallography of Biomolecular Structures.
19. Institute of Physics, Bubaneswar
- 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
20. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- 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
21. Solid State Physics Laboratory
- Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL).
- Defence R & D Organization ,
- Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 110 054
22. Indian Institute of Astrophysics
- 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
- 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.
23. Bose Institute
- Bose Institute Main Campus
- 93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road
- Phone: (+91)(-33) 2350-2402/2403/ 6619/6702
- Fax: (+91)(-33) 2350-6790
- http://www.boseinst.ernet.in/home.html
- 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
24. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- 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:
- Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems:
25. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 064
- The Nuclear Physics Division constitutes researchers working in
nuclear
- reactions and structure physics and associated developmental
projects
26. Mehta Research Institute
- Mehta Research Institute of Physics & Mathematical
Physics
- Harish-Chandra Research Institute
- Chhatnag Road, Allahabad-211019
- Research at Mehta research institute of Physics &
Mathematical Physics is
- supported by the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government
of India
27. Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology
- Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology
- 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.
28. Raman Research Institute
- Sadashivanagar, Bangalore-560 080
- The Institute's main fields of research are Astronomy &
Astrophysics, Light
- & Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter and Theoretical
Physics .
29. Thanks
- Payyanur College, Payyanur.
- Voorhees College, Vellore.
- M.S. University, Tirunelveli.
30. Questions ??