You must unlearn what you have learned

Yoda

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Undergraduate and Masters Projects

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I usually offer undergraduate projects that span a broad set of topics from Classical and Quantum dynamics to Gravitational physics. For Masters students, the projects typically involve advanced topics in classical and quantum gravity. Have a look at the projects I have offered so far to get an idea of the kind of problems you might expect to be working on as a project student with me. I will update and/or modify this list every semester to indicate available projects for that semester. If you are interest in pursuing your Ph.D. with me, you will need to apply through our formal admission process, and indicate your areas of interest.

I also strongly encourage you to go through the instructions below to get a clearer idea of what i expect from such projects, and how you might expect to be evaluated!

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There are no openings for M.Sc. projects at present.

• M. Sc. projects
• Physics of Black holes
• Classical and quantum structure of spacetime geometry
• Statistical mechanics in curved spacetime
• Quantum dynamics in curved spacetime


• B. Tech. projects
• Geometrical methods in Physics
• Positional Astronomy
• Physical processes in curved space(time)s

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Instructions for prospective students

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• Research interests
  

  Going through these before contacting me would help discussing prospective projects better. You are not expected to understand all of it, but it should help you identify what are the topics you might approach me for a project. At an undergraduate level, I keep a broad interest in topics in astronomy, physics and mathematics, so if you are a sufficiently motivated undergrad interested in an introductory/exploratory project, you may contact me for further information.



• Pre-requisites
  

  If you are an undergrad past your 2nd year, a few basic courses offered at IITM: PH3500 (Classical Physics), PH3520 (Quantum Physics) and a course on Mathematical Methods are pre-requisite to the projects that I usually offer.




Aside, here are some links to help you cultivate the right attitude towards scientific research. Any serious research aspirant would do well going through these.


       Gerard’t Hooft's How to become a GOOD theoretical physicist
       Gerard’t Hooft's How to become a BAD theoretical physicist
       Gerard’t Hooft's The importance of recognising fringe science
       John Baez's The Crackpot Index
       Warren Siegel's Are you a quack?