About The Section
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Publishes original research articles, letters, case reports, reviews/mini-reviews and guest edited thematic issues on various topics related to Astronomy and Astrophysics.
The section Astronomy and Astrophysics of the journal Current Indian Science publishes original research articles, letters, reviews/mini-reviews, and guest-edited thematic issues in all areas of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
This section is not limited to a specific aspect of the field but is instead devoted to a wide range of sub-fields in the area. Articles of multi-disciplinary nature are particularly welcome. Submissions in the following areas are of special interest to the readers of this journal:
· Astrobiology
· Astrochemistry
· Astronomical instrumentation
· Astronomical space instrumentation
· Astrophysical cosmology
· Blackhole physics
· Classical and quantum theory of gravitation
· Compact stars
· Cosmic rays
· Early universe
· Extended theories of gravity
· Formation and evolution of galaxies
· High-energy astroparticle physics
· History and philosophy of cosmic science
· Gravitational waves
· Mathematical cosmology
· Observational cosmology
· Planetary astrophysics
· Space missions and hazards
· Star formation
Prabir Rudra received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, India in 2016, working on the gravitational collapse of stars and the dynamics of some dark energy models. Then he joined Asutosh College, Kolkata, India as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics, where he is serving till date. He is a visiting associate of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India. His research interest includes gravitational collapse of stars, dynamics of dark energy models, modified gravity theories, astronomical data analysis, black holes, naked singularities, etc. Till date he has published over 40 research papers in reputed international journals and has collaborated with various national and international researchers. He has refereed for over a dozen of international journals. He is also a reviewer of the American Mathematical Society.
Dr. Bivudutta Mishra received his Ph.D. degree from Sambalpur University, Odisha, India in 2003. His main area of research is Cosmology and Relativity and currently working on the theoretical aspects of Dark Energy and Modified Theory of Gravity. He has already published more than 100 research papers in these areas of research in journals of national and international repute. He has presented several research papers and delivered invited talks in these areas in national and international conferences held in India and abroad. He has conducted several academic and scientific events in the department. He has become a member of the scientific advisory committee of national and international academic events. He has successfully completed two sponsored projects: one each from University Grants.
Dr. Sunil Kumar Tripathy obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Theoretical Nuclear Physics from Sambalpur University and was involved in teaching students at different institutes in the state of Odisha. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor of Physics at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, an autonomous institute of the Odisha State Govt. Dr. Tripathy has a keen research interest in the fields of Neutron Star, Nuclear Equation of State, Cosmology, Modified Gravity, Astrophysics and Semiconducting materials. To his credit, Dr. Tripathy has published more than 75 articles in the national and international journals.
Uday Narayan Ghosh is a research scholar of Mathematics at the Visva Bharati University. He is a passionate and dedicated research worker in the field of Nonlinear dynamics, Plasma Physics and Mathematics as well as a confident educator with 10 years of teaching experience. He is a creative thinker and a keen problem solver with analytical nature. His expertise has been reflected in many of his works. As a single author, he has published in renowned journals with 575 citations, H-index 12 and i10 index 15. He has the capability to guide others and work in a team.