Pawan Kumar
Professor
Department of Astronomy
University of Texas at Austin
United States of America
Biography
Pawan Kumar is a Director, Professor in the Department of Astronomy at College of Natural Sciences The University of Texas at Austin Research Interests Gamma-ray bursts; helioseismology; binary stars; tidal interaction; accretion disks; cosmology."
Research Interest
Gamma-Ray Bursts, Helioseismology, Tidal Interaction, Accretion Disks, Cosmology
Publications
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Kumar P, Narayan R, Johnson J (2008) "Mass Fall-back and Accretion in the Central Engine of Gamma-Ray Bursts", MNRAS 388: 1729.
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Kumar P, Narayan R, Johnson J (2008) Properties of Gamma-ray Burst Progenitor Stars", Science 321: 376.