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Thanu Padmanabhan

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Thanu Padmanabhan
Born10 March 1957
Died17 September 2021(2021-09-17) (aged 64)
Pune, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materKerala University,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
AwardsPadma Shri
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Astronomy
InstitutionsInter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics[1]
Doctoral advisorJayant Narlikar

Thanu Padmanabhan (10 March 1957 – 17 September 2021) was an Indian theoretical physicist and cosmologist. His works fouced on Gravitation, Structure formation in the universe and Quantum Gravity. He was a Distinguished Professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics.[2]

Padmanabhan died on 17 September 2021 at the age of 64 from a heart attack in Pune, India.[3]

References

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  1. "Homepage of Padmanabhan". www.iucaa.in. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "IUCAA - People". IUCAA. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "Theoretical physicist Thanu Padmanabhan passes away in Pune". The Indian Express. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.