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A Lighthouse Falls

History and Philosophy of Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Professor A. K. Raychaudhuri suddenly passed away on 18th June 2005. I have attempted to give a glimpse of his life and work, and more specifically his role as a great teacher and inspiring force to three generations of students of the Presidency College, Kolkata.

Cite

@article{arxiv.physics/0604186,
  title  = {A Lighthouse Falls},
  author = {Naresh Dadhich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0604186},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Obituary of the creator of the Raychaudhuri Equation, Professor A. K. Raychaudhuri