Jayant Narlikar

Jayant Narlikar
Born (1938-07-19) 19 July 1938 (age 86)
Alma materBHU
Cambridge University
Known forQuasi-steady state cosmology
Hoyle-Narlikar theory of gravity
SpouseMangala Narlikar
Children3
AwardsSmith's Prize (1962)
Padma Bhushan (1965)
Adams Prize (1967)
Kalinga Prize (1996)
Padma Vibhushan (2004)
Prix Jules Janssen (2004)
Maharashtra Bhushan (2010)
Sahitya Akademi Award (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, astronomy, writer
InstitutionsCambridge University
TIFR
IUCAA
Doctoral advisorFred Hoyle
Doctoral studentsThanu Padmanabhan

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar FNA, FASc, FTWAS (born 19 July 1938) is an Indian astrophysicist and emeritus professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).[1] He developed with Sir Fred Hoyle the conformal gravity theory, known as Hoyle–Narlikar theory. It synthesises Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Mach's principle. It proposes that the inertial mass of a particle is a function of the masses of all other particles, multiplied by a coupling constant, which is a function of cosmic epoch.

  1. ^ Mascarenhas, Anuradha (20 July 2018). "Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar Turns 80: 'Despite excellent work at many labs, a Nobel Prize in science eludes India since 1930'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 June 2020.