Since the estimated energy output for GRB971214 is Q_gamma ~3 times 1053ergs in soft gamma-rays alone, it is conceivable that the actual energy output in the preceding neutrino burst is higher by two orders, i.e, Q_nu... more abstract
Dust (Astronomy & Astrophysics), Magnetic field, Gamma Ray Burst, and Gamma Ray
Publication Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dust (Astronomy & Astrophysics)
Publication Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Since the estimated energy output for GRB971214 is Q_gamma ~3 times 1053ergs in soft gamma-rays alone, it is conceivable that the actual energy output in the preceding neutrino burst is higher by two orders, i.e, Q_nu... more abstract
Dust (Astronomy & Astrophysics), Magnetic field, Gamma Ray Burst, and Gamma Ray
Publication Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dust (Astronomy & Astrophysics)
Publication Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
My last Physics Colloquium in BARC, delivered on December 02, 2011. Though its ppt is skeletal as I mostly talk extempore, I am uploading it as some friends have wanted me to do so.
Physics, Theoretical Physics, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, General Relativity, and 4 more
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, General Relativity, Astrophysics, and 1 more
Event Date: Nov 26, 2013
Organization: Invited Talk in National Symposium on VHE Gamma Ray Astronomy, BARC-TIFR, Mumbai, India
Plenary Talk in XXIX-th International Workshop on High Energy Physics “NEW RESULTS & ACTUAL PROBLEMS in PARTICLE & ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS & COSMOLOGY”, June 26-28, 2013, in Protvino, Russia
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Astronomy
"Plenary Talk in XXIX-th International Workshop on High Energy Physics “NEW RESULTS & ACTUAL PROBLEMS in PARTICLE & ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS & COSMOLOGY”, June 26-28, 2013, in Protvino, Russia
Physics, High Energy Astrophysics, Gravitation, General Relativity, Active Galactic Nuclei, and 5 more
Physics, Theoretical Physics, Cosmology (Physics), General Relativity, Astrophysics, and 1 more
Organization: International Symposium on Experimental Gravitation January 5th - 9th 2009 Riviera Suites and Conference Centre, , India Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
—The results of several cosmographic tests of the standard ΛCDM model taking into account evolution and a " tired-light " model without evolution are compared. Physical tests and observations of the microwave backgrou... more abstract
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Astronomy
By Abhas Mitra and Helge Kragh
Problems of scientific cosmology only rarely occur in the works of Karl Popper. Nevertheless, it was a subject that interested him and which he occasionally commented on. What is more important, his general claim of f... more abstract
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, General Relativity, History of Physics, and 2 more
Australian National University astronomer Professor Brian Schmidt is a Nobel Laureate for physics. On Monday the 15th of September 2014 he appeared on the ABC national Australian television programme Q&A. His response... more abstract
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, Physics Education, Astrophysics, and 2 more
The research paper entitled, Sources of stellar energy Einstein Eddington timescale of gravitational contraction and eternally collapsing objects, authored by Dr. A. Mitra of Astrophysical Sciences Division has be... more abstract
History of Science and Technology, Physics, Cosmology (Physics), General Relativity, Astrophysics, and 2 more
In 1999, Physics World surveyed approximately 130 physicists and asked them to name the five researchers who made the most important contributions to the field. Albert Einstein came first with 119 votes. Richard Feynm... more abstract
Physics, Philosophy of Science, Cosmology (Physics), Quantum Gravity, General Relativity, and 5 more
This IAU Bulletin highlights a news report published in ``The Daily Galaxy '' suggesting that the so-called ``Black Holes'' could be ``Eternally Collapsing Objects'' (Ultra-compact, ultra-hot balls of plasma/fire)
Physics, General Relativity, History of Physics, Physics Education, Astrophysics, and 2 more
It turns out that a brilliant Indian physicist by the name of Abhas Mitra has solved the puzzle. Reexamining the equations for black holes, Mitra discovered that you can indeed create a singularity with an event horiz... more abstract
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, General Relativity, History of Science, and 3 more
`The astrophysicist named Abhas Mitra came to exactly the same conclusion that M = 0, but in a much more formal and elegant way. A number of people have reviewed Mitra's papers, and nobody has found any mathematical e... more abstract
Physics, Philosophy of Science, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, General Relativity, and 4 more
The energy released in the synthesis of cosmic He from hydrogen is almost exactly equal to the energy 4 contained in the cosmic microwave background radiation. This result strongly suggests that the He was produced 4 ... more abstract
Physics, Cosmology (Physics), Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy