Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri | |
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| Born | 14 September 1923 |
| Died | 18 June 2005 (aged 81) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Other names | AKR[3] |
| Education | Presidency College (B.Sc.) Science College (M.Sc.) University of Calcutta (D.Sc.) |
| Known for | Raychaudhuri equation |
| Spouse | Nomita Sen[3] |
| Children | 4[4] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Asutosh College[1] Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Presidency College, Kolkata |
| Notable students | Ashoke Sen[2] Narayan Chandra Rana |
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Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri (14 September 1923 – 18 June 2005) was an Indian physicist, known for his research in general relativity and cosmology. His most significant contribution is the eponymous Raychaudhuri equation, which demonstrates that singularities arise inevitably in general relativity and is a key ingredient in the proofs of the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems.[5] Raychaudhuri was also revered as a teacher during his tenure at Presidency College, Kolkata.[6]
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- ^ a b Sen, Parongama (1 April 2008). "The legacy of Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri". Resonance. 13 (4): 308–309. doi:10.1007/s12045-008-0011-3. S2CID 122069175. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via ResearchGate.
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- ^ Desikan, Shubashree (5 March 2015). "No Big Bang, the universe was there all along: studies". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri: The Bengal Connection to Penrose's Physics Nobel for Black Hole Discoveries". 9 October 2020.