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Department of Physics

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Faculty

Dr Arun Varma Thampan

Assistant Professor,Physics

Specialisation : Physics

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Academic Degree Subject University Address of the University Rank/ Medals
Doctor of Philosophy Physics Bangalore University Mysore Rd, Jnana Bharathi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560056
Master of Science Physics University of Mumbai University of Mumbai,Vidya Nagari, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098
Bachelor of Science Physics University of Mumbai University of Mumbai,Vidya Nagari, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098
PhD Details
Title of Thesis University / Institution University Address Date of Registration Date of Completion Details of papers published (Enter the total number of papers published / under process as part of Phd) Current Status
Luminosities of Disk Accreting Non Magnetic Neutron Stars Indian Institute of Astrophysics (Degree awarded by Bangalore University) Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034, India 02-08-1994 19-12-2000 Attached Awarded
Post Doc Details
Institution Name Institution Address Start Date End Date Subject Outcome
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati via Bonomea, 265 - 34136 Trieste ITALY 11-10-2001 10-10-2003 Neutron Stars Papers
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics IUCAA, Post Bag 4, Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007,India 28-10-1999 31-07-2001 Neutron Stars Papers.
Publications
Title Journal Name Year DOI/URL Your authorial position How many authors Clarivate IF
Two Coexisting Families of Compact Stars: Observational Implications for Millisecond Pulsars The Astrophysical Journal 2017 https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa8b67 Other 4
Millisecond radio pulsars with known masses: Parameter values and equation of state models New Astronomy 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2017.01.008 Other 5
Fast spinning strange stars: possible ways to constrain interacting quark matter parameters Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2016 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw206 Other 4
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Holonomy invariance, orbital resonances and kilohertz QPOs Classical and Quantum Gravity 2002 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2002CQGra..19L..57A/doi:10.1088/0264-9381/19/8/103 Other 5
Temperature profiles of accretion discs around rapidly rotating strange stars in general relativity: Astronomy & Astrophysics 2001 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2001A&A...372..925B/doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010575 2nd 3
GENERAL RELATIVISTIC SPECTRA OF ACCRETION DISKS AROUND ROTATING NEUTRON STARS THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 2001 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2001MNRAS.325..989B/doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04426.x Other 3
General relativistic spectra of accretion discs around rapidly rotating neutron stars: effect of lig Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society 2001 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2001MNRAS.325..989B/doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04426.x Other 3
RAPIDLY ROTATING STRANGE STARS FOR A NEW EQUATION OF STATE OF STRANGE QUARK MATTER The Astrophysical Journal 2000 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2000ApJ...541L..71B/doi:10.1086/312897 2nd 3
Possible signatures for strange stars in stellar X–ray binaries Astronomy & Astrophysics 2000 http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/2000A%26A...355L..19D 2nd 3
TEMPERATURE PROFILES OF ACCRETION DISKS AROUND RAPIDLY ROTATING NEUTRON STARS IN GENERAL RELATIVITY THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 2000 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2000ApJ...542..473B/doi:10.1086/309502 2nd 4
Implications of kHz quasi-periodic brightness oscillations in X-ray binaries for neutron star struct Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society 1999 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1999MNRAS.302L..69T/doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02348.x 1st 3
Equilibrium sequences of rotating neutron stars for new realistic Equations of State Astronomy & Astrophysics 1998 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1998A&A...334..943D/ADS_PDF 2nd 3
A general relativistic calculation of boundary layer and disc luminosity for accreting non-magnetic Monthly Notices Royal Astronomical Society 1998 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1998MNRAS.297..570T/doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01569.x 1st 2
A Numerical Survey of Neutron Star Crustal Density Profiles Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy 1995 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1995JApA...16..375D/doi:10.1007/BF02715610 2nd 3
Disk Luminosity and Angular Momentum for Accreting, Weak Field Neutron Stars in the 'Slow' Rotation Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy 1995 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1995JApA...16..357D/doi:10.1007/BF02715609 2nd 3
Projects
Title of Project Category Level Department Current Status Principal Investigator Funding Agency Project Start Date Project End Date Amount
Computation of General Relativistic Rotating Magnetised Neutron Stars: Modeling X-ray Emission and G Major National PHYSICS Ongoing Arun Varma Thampan DST-SERB 20-03-2017 19-03-2020 1971640
Participation (Seminar, Conference, Workshop)
Title of Event Type of Event Level Organized by Start Date Place Duration
ASI (Astronomical Society of India) Symposium on Astronomy from moon in the era of Indian lunar missions Symposium National Raman Research Institute and Astronomical Society of India 02-12-2024 Bengaluru 3 days
Awards, Achievements
Name of Fellowship/ Award/Achievement Level Awarded by Place Date Duration of Fellowship
Associateship National IUCAA Pune 01-08-2023 3 Years
Associateship National IUCAA Pune 01-08-2020 3 years
Adjunct Scientist National Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore 15-09-2017 2 years
Associateship National Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics Pune 01-08-2017 3 years
Associateship National Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics Pune 01-08-2014 3 years
Previous Experience
Designation Institution Name Start Date End Date
Manager - Engineering Frontalrain Technologies 15-11-2012 28-03-2013
Chief Information Officer Greenchimes Technologies 10-11-2010 15-07-2012
Support Executive Liquidweb.com 01-11-2006 01-04-2008
Adjunct Instructor Lansing Community College 11-08-2005 02-07-2007
Post-doc Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) 11-10-2001 10-10-2003
Post-doc Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) 01-10-1999 31-07-2001
Ph.D. Student Indian Institute of Astrophysics 28-08-1991 29-09-1999
Full Time Teacher S.I.E.S. College of Arts, Science and Commerce 10-09-1990 27-08-1991
Guidance and Support
Title of the Paper Department Year of Guidance Type Name of the Institution Name of Students
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS USING PYTHON PHYSICS 2021 Dissertation CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Darani Rasumani, Sujitha G
QUANTUM COMPUTATION PHYSICS 2020 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Srinidhi Murali
Synchronization of Metronomes PHYSICS 2020 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Chaitanya Sampara
Modelling and Analysis of Binary System V1143 Cygni: Estimation of some Stellar Parameters and Equil PHYSICS 2020 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Amith S. Gowtham
Friction in accretion disks - a classical mechanical result. PHYSICS 2019 Term Paper Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal I Abhijith Bhuvandas
Dynamics of infalling matter in an accretion disk PHYSICS 2019 Term Paper Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Asha B Modan
Polytropic Compact Stars PHYSICS 2018 Dissertation St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Mahesh Udupa
Pressure Density relationship in the interior of Earth PHYSICS 2018 Term Paper Indian Insitute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Shazna Ashraf
Analysis of the Lagrangian PHYSICS 2017 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Achyuth Murlei
Meethodology for Multi-Wavelength Characterization of Milky Way Satellite Galaxies PHYSICS 2017 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Kiran Kumar K.U.
PLANETARY NEBULA AND SUPERNOVA PHYSICS 2017 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Madhurima M.
Possibility of Life on Exoplanets PHYSICS 2017 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Athul A.
Equilibrium polytropic general relativistic stationary stars PHYSICS 2017 Dissertation St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Rishav Neogi
Some studies in plasma effects PHYSICS 2017 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Varadha Rajan
Introduction to General Theory of Relativity PHYSICS 2016 Dissertation St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Akshay S. H.
STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS THROUGH SOCIOLOGY ORIGINATING FROM THE ANCIENT ARAB/ARABIC LITERATURE PHYSICS 2016 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Mariam Zeba Abdullah
The Nature of Pulsars PHYSICS 2016 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Karthik K.C.
Stellar Astrophysics PHYSICS 2016 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Rahul Kalose
Particles in a Box PHYSICS 2015 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Charuhansini Kulkarni
Evolution of Low Mass Stars PHYSICS 2015 Term Paper St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Thashwin M.L.
Neutron Stars - A Calculative Study PHYSICS 2015 Term Paper Chandra Kiran

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