N.R. Sen: Father of Indian Applied mathematics

IF 0.8 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

The European Physical Journal H Pub Date : 2021-03-04 DOI:10.1140/epjh/s13129-021-00003-y

Saibal Ray, Utpal Mukhopadhyay, Rajinder Singh

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Abstract

Nikhilranjan Sen (1894–1963), popularly known as N.R. Sen, is known as the Father of Applied Mathematics and founder of the Calcutta School of Relativity Theory. He did Ph.D. in Berlin under the Nobel Laureate Max von Laue. In Berlin he came in contact with renowned physicists like Max Planck, Albert Einstein and their contemporaries. The present article, which is based on the primary sources, discusses the lesser known facts of his life, like the beginning of scientific career, background of his D.Sc. as well as Ph.D. theses, and detailed summary of his scientific works.

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N.R.森:印度应用数学之父

Nikhilranjan Sen(1894-1963)，俗称N.R. Sen，被称为应用数学之父和加尔各答相对论学派的创始人。他在柏林跟随诺贝尔奖得主马克斯·冯·劳获得博士学位。在柏林，他接触到了著名的物理学家，如马克斯·普朗克、阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和他们的同时代人。本文以第一手资料为基础，讨论了他一生中鲜为人知的事实，如科学生涯的开始，他的博士学位和博士论文的背景，以及他的科学工作的详细总结。

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The European Physical Journal H HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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1.60

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10.00%

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>12 weeks

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