Mini School on Gravitation and Cosmology
November 24-26, 2022
The School
A Mini School on Gravitation and Cosmology will be held at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, during November 24-26, 2022. The goal of the School is to introduce young students to these topics. The lectures at the School will be aimed at final year undergraduate and master’s students. Note that we do not have resources to support travel or provide accommodation.
Speakers
- K. G. Arun, Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai
- Aneesh Prema Balakrishnan, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
- Samir Choudhuri, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
- Dhiraj Kumar Hazra, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
- Chandra Kant Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
- Tanmoy Paul, Chandernagore College, Hooghly
- Srinivasan Raghunathan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Shiv Kumar Sethi, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
- Tarun Souradeep, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
Venue
The School will be held in the lecture hall HSB 210, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Applying for the School
The application for the School is now closed. The students selected for the School have been informed over email. If you have any queries, you can write to us at the email address csgc.iitm@gmail.com.
Schedule (click here to download a PDF file of the schedule)
Day I, Thursday, November 24, 2022
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 08:15-08:45 | Registration | |
| 08:45-09:00 | Inauguration | |
| 09:00-10:00 | Tanmoy Paul | General Relativity I |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Shiv Kumar Sethi | Cosmology I |
| 11:30-12:30 | Tanmoy Paul | General Relativity II |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Shiv Kumar Sethi | Cosmology II |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30-16:30 | K. G. Arun | Special lecture I: Gravitational-wave Astronomy |
Day II, Friday, November 25, 2022
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | Aneesh Prema Balakrishnan | General Relativity III |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Dhiraj Kumar Hazra | Cosmology III |
| 11:30-12:30 | Aneesh Prema Balakrishnan | General Relativity IV |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Chandra Kant Mishra | Gravitational waves I |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Srinivasan Raghunathan | Special lecture II: Observing and interpreting the most ancient light in the universe |
| 16:00-16:30 | Samir Choudhuri | Special lecture III: Seeing the universe through 21-cm radiation |
Day III, Saturday, November 26, 2022
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | Chandra Kant Mishra | Gravitational waves II |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Aneesh Prema Balakrishnan | General Relativity V |
| 11:30-12:30 | Dhiraj Kumar Hazra | Cosmology IV |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Chandra Kant Mishra | Gravitational waves III |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30-16:30 | Tarun Souradeep | Special lecture IV: Gravitational wave science: Terrestrial and space based quests |
Participants
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