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1. The Beginning: Physics and Astrophysics in the ancient times till the end of 19th Century. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Developments of physics and astrophysics in ancient times till the time of Galileo: Introduction, Motion of bodies and miscellaneous ancient thoughts, The Static Earth concept, Geocentric to heliocentric, Flat Earth or round Earth, Nature of space and time, Size of the Earth. 1.3. Galileo and the Beginning of Experimental Physics. 1.4 Newtons Laws of Motion and Gravitation: Introduction, Newtons Laws of Motion, A comment by the author, Newtons universal law of gravitation, Weightlessness experienced by astronomers in space flights, Fallout of Newtonian gravitational law and the laws of motion, Bentley paradox, Gravitation: Is it a force or due to space-time curvature? 1.5 Faraday and Maxwells Electromagnetism: Introduction, Michel Faradays Contribution, J. C. Maxwells Contribution, Fallout of Maxwell and Faradays electromagnetism. 1.6 A New and Effulgent Dawn in making for 20th Century: Introduction, The aether (ether) prejudice till 1990s, Michelson-Morley experimentConcept of space contraction, Birth of Einsteins special theory of relativity. 2. The Golden Period: Two Master Strokes of 20th CenturyRelativity and Quantum Mechanics. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Relativistic Mechanics: Introduction, The new Archimedes is born, Most beautiful of theories, Gravitation as per general theory of relativity, Experimental proof in support of general theory of relativity, Newtonian mechanics or Einsteins relativity, Comment by a literature laureate. 2.3 Quantum Mechanics: Introduction, Formative stage of quantum concept, Max Plancks contribution, Einsteins contribution, Journey towards the understanding of micro-worldThe quantum mechanics. 2.4 Albert Einsteins RelativityA New Cosmic Vision: Introduction, Einsteins religious thought, Albert the rebel, Albert the genius, Similarities of the life of a genius and great scientists, Relativity theory by Einstein.2.5 Special theory of relativity: Introduction, Time Dilation and Space Contraction, Time dilation of special relativity, Space contraction of special relativity, Twin ParadoxA thought experiment to demonstrate time dilation and space contraction, Simultaneity Re-visited in Relativity, Extended present in space-time geometry, Mass-energy relationship, Experimental proof and application of mass-energy relation, Space-time Continuum, The space-time diagram for light cone of special relativity. 2.6 General Theory of Relativity: Introduction, Chronogeometric theory of gravitation, Recipes for the development of general theory of relativity, Prediction of gravitational waves, Expanding universe from general theory of relativity, Cosmological constant Not a `blunder but a visionarys true `vision, Twin paradox due to gravitational dilation of time and correction of GPS clocks, General theory of relativity and gravitational lensing, General relativity and wormhole/time machine. 2.7 The Game Changer of Atomic PhysicsQuantum Mechanics: Introduction, Rutherfords atomic model and its limitations, Bohrs atomic modelA quantum cum classical approach, Fallout of Bohrs atomic model and its shortcomings, Wave-particle duality of de Broglie in the quantum world, Experimental verification of wave-particle duality, Double-slit experiment with Electron to establish its dual nature, Uncertainty principleAn inescapable property of the material world, Application of uncertainty principle in LIGO design, Atomic stability on the basis of quantum mechanics. 2.8 Quantum Mechanics in the hands of Schrdinger, Dirac and Others: Introduction, Schrdingers wave mechanics, Paul Diracs contribution in quantum mechanics, Quantum mechanics and periodic table of elements, Richard Feynman and Feynman diagram. 2.9 Quantum weirdness and Quantum entanglement: Quantum mechanicsA weird subject, Einsteins thought about quantum mechanics and quantum entanglement, Any similarity of macro-world physics with that of the micro-world? 3. Miscellaneous Developments: In the Realm of and Beyond R & QM. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Miscellaneous Developments in the Realm of Relativity: (i) Expanding universe: Introduction, Work of Lematre and Friedman on expanding universe, Experimental support in favour of expanding universe (ii) Big bang theory of the origin of universe: Introduction, Experimental evidences supporting the big bang theory, (iii) Black hole: Introduction, What are black holes, Black hole identification and experimental evidence of its existence, What is inside a black hole, First experimental imaging of black hole with EHT, Black hole vs White hole (iv) Gravitational waves: Introduction, Gravitational wave detection with LIGO, A recent outcome from LIGO results, A comment on the fruits of collaborative research. 3.3 Unification Efforts Beyond the Fundamental Developments of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Einsteins unified field theory, Quantum field theory, Quantum gravityTheory of loop quantum gravity, Evolution of the connotation of the termtime, A digression: Big Bang vs Big Bounce as the theory of the origin of universe. 3.4 New thought beyond R-QM UniverseThe string theory or the Theory of Everything: Introduction, Concept of string theory, History of development of string theory, How to verify string theory experimentally, Few more words about string theory, A comment by the author. 3.5 A Digression: The Scientific Model of the Evolution of the Universe and Four Fundamental Forces of Nature: Scientific Model of the Evolution of the Universe, How the Universe and our Earth might end-up and the means to save it, Four Fundamental Forces of Nature. 3.6 Antimatter, Dark Energy and Dark Matter: Introduction, Antimatter, Dark energy and Dark matter. 3.7 A Look at the Present Scenario of Science and Technology Beyond the R-QM Developments. 4. Zooming-Into the Sub-Atomic World of Atomic Physics. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Classification of Sub-atomic Particles: Introduction, Photons, Leptons, Hadrons and Quarks. 4.3 Standard Model of Physics. 4.4 Physics Beyond Standard ModelPossibility of New Particle, New Force. 4.5 Particle Accelerators/ Atom Smashers: Introduction, History of development and principle of operation of particle accelerators, The Future Circular Collider (FCC) and Large Hadron Collider (LHC). 5. Zooming-Out to the Cosmic World of Astrophysics. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 The Sky: Introduction, Why the Day Sky in the Earth is Blue, Why the Night Sky is Black/DarkOlbers paradox. 5.3 The Sun and the Solar System: The birth of Sun and its ultimate fate, The Solar System, The Moon and the Satellites of other Planets, Exoplanets, Atmosphere of Different Planets in Our Solar System, A Comment on Global Warming. 5.4 Stars and the Stellar Evolution: Introduction, Life cycle of starsThe stellar evolution, Chandrasekhar Limit, Supernovae and Novae, Classification of Stars, Measurement of Distance to Stars and Galaxies. 5.5 Nebulae and Galaxies. 5.6 Pulsars and Quasars: Radio Astronomy, Pulsars, A comment from the Author, Quasars. 5.7 The Observable Universe and Multiverse.
