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Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri

Person (1923-2005)

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Lived 1923–2005, aged 82India
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    1923–2005
    Aged 82
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Updated 2026-06-25

Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri was an Indian physicist, known for his research in general relativity and cosmology. His most significant contribution is the eponymous Raychaudhuri equation, which demonstrates that singularities arise inevitably in general relativity and is a key ingredient in the proofs of the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems. Raychaudhuri was also revered as a teacher during his tenure at Presidency College, Kolkata.

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