29th Annual Report (2016-17)

205 Ph.D. Theses Talks/Seminars Title: Cosmology and particle physics from higher dimensional theories. Student: Sampurnanand Supervisors: T. R. Seshadri and Anjan Ananda Sen (University of Delhi) Title: Possible observational signatures and the effect of some exotic sources on cosmic reionization. Student: Bidisha Bandyopadhyay _ Supervisors: T. R. Seshadri and Shiv K. Sethi (University of Delhi) Noise kernel for self similar Tolman-Bondi metric: Fluctuations at Cauchy horizon by Seema Satin (IISER, Mohali). Entanglement entropy, gravity and coherent states byMadhavanVaradharajan (RRI, Bengaluru). Discovery of gravitational waves fromGW150914 and its implications byAnuradha Gupta (IUCAA, Pune). Black holes: Quantum information fromquantum correlations byKinjalk Lochan (IUCAA, Pune). Spin dynamics in general relativity by SatishKumar Saravanan (Lorentz Institute, The Netherlands). SFXTs vs HMXBs: Does the difference lie in the companion wind? by Pragati Pradhan (North Bengal University, Siliguri).