1966 - Annual Report

Abstract

Anniversary Symposium:

The Fourth Anniversary Symposium of the Institute, Wa &inaugurated by the late Dr. C. P. Ram as warn y Ayyer, the then Chairman, Inter-University Board on 3rd January 1966. Among the scientists who participated in the symposium were, Professors Y. Takahashi, Ireland ; G. Kallen, Sweden ; J. Rzewuski, Poland ; W. K. Hayman, England ; A. Mercier, Switzerland; and T. Kotani, Japan; Drs. H. Ruegg, Switzerland; B. Gruber, Italy; L. Pieman, Finland and J. V. Narlikar, England. Professors R. R. Daniel, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and P. M. Mathews, University of Madras.

Summer School: The Third Matscience Summer School on 'Recent Trends in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics ' was held at Bangalore from 27th September to 15th October 1966. Approximately sixty lectures were delivered by the invited lecturers. Lecturers from the educational institutions in Madras, Bangalore and other institutions in India availed themselves of this opportunity to attend the summer school .

Visiting Scientists: As in the preceding years under the visiting scientists programme supported by the Government of Madras and the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, distinguished professors of established reputation as well as younger scientists of great promise have visited the Institute to deliver lectures, participate in seminars, symposium and the summer school and also to collaborate actively with the members of the Institute in their research work. Matscience—1.1, T. Seminar: The Matscience—I. I. T. Seminars under the auspices of Matscience and the Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, continued to be held during the year. Publications: The publications of the Institute include research papers based on work carried out by members of our academic staff and the visiting scientists, Matscience Reports and seminar lectures. The monthly reports on recent experimental data are being published regularly. The lectures in our Anniversary Symposia and Summer Schools are published as a series entitled ‘ Symposia on Theoretical Physics ’ by the Plenum Press, New York. Volumes I and II have been published and Volumes III to VII are in print or under preparation.