I am always amazed to see fractal-like patterns….this one at a geographical scale…captured somewhere over south India..
I took the photo on my trip back to Pune from IIT Madras…
Thanks to IIT-M physics department for their invitation for colloquium…
Special thanks to Basudev Roy and Nirmala for hosting…. greatly enjoyed the discussion with many faculties and students..
In my talk, I mainly spoke on topics at the interface of statistical optics, Brownian motion and pattern formation.. Was delighted to see (and meet) Profs. Balki, Suresh Govindarajan Sunil Kumar Arnab Pal and many more in the audience.
The photo, retrospectively, captures the essence of the science discussed…
Namaste, Hola & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar.
I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India.
My research interests are :
(1) Optics & Soft Matter: Optically Induced Forces – Assembly, Dynamics & Function;
(2) History and Philosophy of Science – Ideas in Physical Sciences.
I am interested in the historical and philosophical evolution of ideas and tools in the physical sciences and technology. I research the intellectual history of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science.
In the same spirit, I write and host my podcast Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science.
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is there a sun behind the cloud, and why sky near the sun is blue like it should be bright as its a day time….?
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is there a sun behind the cloud, and why sky near the sun is blue like it should be bright as its a day time….?
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The photo is in reflection. The sunlight is reflected from the surface of the water on earth.
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