ICTS is pleased to announce a special lecture series by Prof. Sunil Mukhi as a centennial tribute to Prof. Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri.
Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri (14 Sep 1923 – 18 June 2005) was an Indian physicist, known for his pioneering work in general relativity and cosmology. His most significant contribution is the eponymous Raychaudhuri equation, which demonstrates that singularities arise inevitably in general relativity. This is a key ingredient in the proofs of the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems. Raychaudhuri was also revered as a teacher during his tenure at Presidency College, Kolkata.
The goal of this lecture series is to provide a brief, but precise, overview of topics relevant to current research in General Relativity. The course will focus exclusively on classical aspects of gravity and, towards the end, on the quantum behaviour of particles/fields in gravitational backgrounds.
List of topics:
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Brief review of basic General Relativity and relevant mathematics.
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Review of Schwarzschild black holes, asymptotically deSitter and anti-deSitter spacetimes.
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Geometry and topology of spacetimes: causality, globally hyperbolic spacetimes, Cauchy surfaces.
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Geodesics, focusing and Raychaudhuri equations, Penrose and Hawking singularity theorems.
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Black holes: causality properties, cosmic censorship.
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Thermal properties of Rindler space and black holes, Hawking radiation, black hole entropy and thermodynamics.
Schedule:
March - 20, 24,27,31
April- 3, 7,10,15,17,21, 24, 28
Time: Mondays: 2:00 – 3:30 PM (IST) and Fridays: 4:00 – 5:30 PM (IST)
For any queries contact us at academicoffice@icts.res.in and registration deadline is 16 March 2023
Zoom link: https://icts-res-in.zoom.us/j/87416030385?pwd=Z2ZlUzVjMjR3azE0aGIxNWRJSWs0QT09
Meeting ID: 874 1603 0385
Passcode:151523
The Blog Page for this Lecture Series is at http://agr-phys.blogspot.com. Lecture notes will be posted here and participants can also post their comments and questions (subject to moderation). All updates on the course, other than the Videos and Zoom links, will be provided here.
