Thanu Padmanabhan | |
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| Born | 10 March 1957[1] Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| Died | 17 September 2021 (aged 64) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | • Kerala University, • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Awards | • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (1996) • Padma Shri (2007) • Infosys Science Foundation Prize (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, astronomy |
| Institutions | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics[1] |
| Doctoral advisor | Jayant Narlikar |
Thanu Padmanabhan (10 March 1957 – 17 September 2021) was an Indian theoretical physicist and cosmologist whose research spanned a wide variety of topics in gravitation, structure formation in the universe and quantum gravity. He published nearly 300 papers and reviews in international journals and ten books in these areas. He made several contributions related to the analysis and modelling of dark energy in the universe and the interpretation of gravity as an emergent phenomenon. He was a Distinguished Professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) at Pune, India.[2]
- ^ a b "Homepage of Padmanabhan". www.iucaa.in. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "IUCAA - People". IUCAA. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.