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Name Prof. Swarnendu Sarkar
Designation Professor
Department Name PHYSICS
Office Phone No +91 3222-298405 Extn. 405
Email ID swarnendu@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
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Mobile No 9958479657
Personal Website
Address Department of Physics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.D.Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai2006
M.Sc.Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai2001
B.Tech (Hons.): Mechanical EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur1997


Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Professor, Department of Physics, Vidyasagar University since March, 2021
Associate Professor. Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, since November, 2020
Assistant Professor. Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, since November, 2008
Visiting Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 2008
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar (2005-2007)
Worked in Industry (1997-1999)

Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Theoretical High Energy Physics
Quantum Field Theory, String Theory

Course/ Subject Taught
Classical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics
Radiation Theory
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Filed Theory
Statistical Mechanics
Particle Physics
Superconductivity, Superfluidity & Critical Phenomena
Computer Lab.

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published
International Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
A Holographic Description of BCS Instability at Finite Baryon DensitySpringer Proc. Phys. 203 6072018Springer
Intersecting D3-Branes at Finite TemperatureSpringer Proc. Phys. 203 4632018Springer
ntersecting D-Brane Stacks and Tachyons at Finite TemperatureNucl. Phys. B 936, 1182018Elsevier
Finite Temperature Corrections to Tachyon Mass in Intersecting D-BranesJHEP 1704 1092017IOP Publishing
BCS Instability and Finite Tem- perature Corrections to Tachyon Mass in Intersecting D1-BranesJHEP 1409 0632014IOP Publishing
A Comparative Note on Tunneling in AdS and in its Boundary Matrix DualJHEP 1205 0042012IOP Publishing
Strong Coupling BCS Superconductivity and HolographyNucl. Phys. B 852 6342011Elsevier
Properties ofCFTs Dual to Charged BTZ Black HoleNucl. Phys. B 839 5262010Elsevier
A note on matrix modelwith IR cutoff and AdS/CFTInt. J. Mod. Phys. A 24 52352009World Scientific
Phase transitions in higher derivative gravityJHEP 0704 0142007IOP Publishing
Phase transitions in higher derivative gravity and gauge theory: R-charged black holesJHEP 0709 0262007IOP Publishing
Closed string exchanges on C^2 /Z(2) in a background B-fieldJHEP 0605 0202006IOP Publishing
UV/IR mixing in noncommutative field theories and open closed string dualityInt. J. Mod. Phys. A 21 4763-48062006World Scientific
Aspects of open-closed duality in a background B-fieldJHEP 0505 0622005IOP Publishing
Aspects of open-closed duality in a background B-field. IIJHEP 0511 0022005IOP Publishing
Closed string tachyons on C/Z(N)Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 19 56252004World Scientific
On the UV renormalizability of noncommutative field theoriesJHEP 0206 0032002IOP Publishing
Comments on the renormalizability of the broken symmetry phase in noncommutative scalar field theoryJHEP 0105 0492001IOP Publishing


National Publication


Other Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Proceedings, International Conference on Light-Cone Physics: Hadronic and Particle Physics (Co-editor)Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, Volumes 251–252, Pages 1-1742021Elsevier


Books Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Astha Kakkar (University of Delhi)Aspects of Strongly Coupled Theories and Holography Ongoing 


Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Varun Sethi (University of Delhi)Studies of phases in holographic nuclear matter Awarded2021

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended



Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopYearRole in the EventFunding Agency
International Conferenceon Light-Cone Physics:Hadronic and ParticlePhysics (University of Delhi)2012Local organizerBRNS, DRDO, DST, DU
National Strings Meeting 2011 (University of Delhi)2011Local organizerDU, HRI, IMSc, IOP, SINP, TIFR

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