Related papers: Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
This article discusses two books on the topic of alternative logics in science: "Deviant Logic", by Susan Haack, and "Alternative Logics: Do Sciences Need Them?", edited by Paul Weingartner.
This is a short obituary of Saunders Mac Lane (1909--2005).
A short biographical note on the life and works of K. Ramachandra, one of the leading mathematicians in the field of analytic number theory in the second half of the twentieth century.
Two recent articles by Norman H. March that contain misleading statements concerning 3D Ising models, partly based on earlier erroneous work of Z.D. Zhang, are addressed.
A brief remembrance of some aspects of the author's scientific interaction with Stephen Hawking. A contribution to Physics Today's March 14, 2018 web page in which Stephen Hawking is remembered by his colleagues.
This non-technical review article is aimed at readers with some physics background, including beginning research students. It provides a panoramic view of the main theoretical developments in high energy physics since its inception more…
Reply to comment by Jain, Cond-mat 9409012 published in the Physical Review Letters, Number 73, 1052 (1994).
This volume, \textbf{Physicists Are Still Joking}, serves as a definitive almanac of scientific humor spanning sixty years. It traces the evolution of professional folklore across geopolitical divides and technological eras. \textbf{Part I}…
L. E. Ballentine's remarks in Physics Today about the QBist interpretation of quantum mechanics are generally wide of the mark.
The Life of Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887 - 1920), the renowned Indian Mathematician, is presented, in this the first of a series of lectures, delivered at the Indian Institute for Advanced Study, Shimla.
Indian scientists began to work on the theoretical aspects of LHC physics from the early 1980s, at the same time when the rest of the world started taking interest in this then-futuristic topic. From this point grew a whole school of…
It is noted that some results of the author's research papers cited in the comprehensive review paper "The Science of Sungrazers, Sunskirters, and Other Near-Sun Comets" by G. H. Jones et al. (2018) have been factually misrepresented. The…
In this brief write-up, I overview recent developments on the theoretical description of jet quenching.
Comment on the paper "Novel Convective Instabilities in a Magnetic Fluid" by W. Luo, T. Du, and J. Huang, Phys. Rev. Lett., v.82, p.4134 (1999).
Comment on "Scalings of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability at Large Viscosity Contrasts in Porous Media" (N. Sabet, H. Hassanzadeh, A. De Wit, and J. Abedi (2021) Phys. Rev. Lett. 126:094501).
Bengali literature has a rich history of hundreds of years with luminary figures such as Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. However, analytical works involving the most recent advancements in NLP have barely scratched the surface…
I discuss recent developments in the field of relativistic jets in AGNs. After a brief review of our current knowledge of emission from Blazars, I discuss some consequences of the recent detection made by {\it Chandra} of X-ray emission…
An outline of recent work on complex networks is given from the point of view of a physicist. Motivation, achievements and goals are discussed with some of the typical applications from a wide range of academic fields. An introduction to…
Introduction for a special issue of Physica E dedicated to the memory of Markus B\"uttiker.
Our understanding of the nature of interstellar grains has evolved considerably over the past half century with the present author and Fred Hoyle being intimately involved at several key stages of progress. The currently fashionable…