Nationality Indian | Residence Bengaluru Name Arnab Choudhuri | |
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Doctoral students Sydney D'Silva, Mausumi Dikpati, Dibyendu Nandi, Piyali Chatterjee, Bidya Binay Karak, Gopal Hazra Known for Contributions to Solar Dynamo theory Books Astrophysics for Physicists, The Physics of Fluids an, Nature's Third Cycle: A | ||
Dynamo theory and its application to the Sun by Arnab Rai Choudhuri
Arnab Rai Choudhuri is an Indian scientist working in the area of Astrophysical MHD, specially in context of solar magnetic cycle.
Contents
- Dynamo theory and its application to the Sun by Arnab Rai Choudhuri
- How the Saha Ionization Equation was Discovered Arnab Rai Choudhuri MN Saha Memorial Lecture
- Career
- Research
- References
How the Saha Ionization Equation was Discovered | Arnab Rai Choudhuri | MN Saha Memorial Lecture
Career
He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 from the Presidency College under the University of Calcutta and his M.Sc degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He earned his Ph.D at the University of Chicago in 1985 working under the supervision of Professor E.N. Parker. For next two years till 1987 he did research at the High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, USA. In 1987, he joined the Physics Department of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) as lecturer and became professor there in 2002.
Research
His research mainly deals with the study of astrophysical MHD problems specifically solar dynamo modelling.
He is an author of two advanced textbooks and a popular science book.