Hundred years of Fundamental Physics and a Crisis

One hundred years of Fundamental Physics have culminated in a theory
called Standard Model of High Energy Physics. This theory is now known to
be the basis of almost ALL OF KNOWN PHYSICS except gravity. Although the
discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012 has established this theory,
gravitational force has been left out. The energy scale of quantum gravity
is 16 orders of magnitude higher than the presently accessible TeV
energies. This is a Crisis in Fundamental Physics that can be met only by
the discovery of new principles of acceleration. The talk will highlight
this theme.

About the Speaker:

Prof. G. Rajasekaran - an alumnus of American College and Madras Christian
College, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has been
associated with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Professor &
Head of the Dept of Theoretical Physics), University of Madras, and the
Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Joint Director and Distinguished
Professor).  Currently he is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of
Mathematical Sciences and Adjunct Professor at the Chennai Mathematical
Institute.  Prof. Rajasekaran published more than 180 research papers. He
is a Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy
and National Science Academy of India. He is recipient of the Meghnad Saha
Award, FCCI Award, SN Bose Medal as well as Homi Bhabha Medal (as topper
of the  first batch of BARC Training School).