IIT Guwahati researcher unlocks great quantum secrets of gravity

IIT Guwahati researcher unlocks great quantum secrets of gravity
Published at : 19 Sep 2024, 3:47 PM IST
Updated at : 19 Sep 2024, 3:47 PM IST

IIT Guwahati and University of Stellenbosch researchers are delving into one of the most profound mysteries in physics — the quantum nature of gravity. There is more to it than meets the eye.

The research, led by Dr. Bibhas Ranjan Majhi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics at IIT Guwahati, and Dr. Partha Nandi of the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, focuses on gravity-induced entanglement (GIE).

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Their work aims to understand how gravity behaves at incredibly small scales, such as those of atoms and subatomic particles, where existing theories start to unravel.

Findings

The findings of this research have been published in the prestigious journal ‘Physics Letters B.’

Frameworks

Physics currently operates under two separate frameworks. Albert Einstein’s general relativity explains how gravity works for massive objects like planets and stars, describing gravity as the curvature of space and time around these objects, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

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On the other hand, quantum mechanics governs the behavior of particles on the atomic and subatomic levels. While both theories excel in their respective domains, they fail to align when it comes to explaining how gravity functions at the quantum level.

This disconnect has left a significant gap in our understanding, one that researchers hope to address through the pursuit of quantum gravity, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

Approach

Dr. Majhi and Dr. Nandi’s research takes an innovative approach by studying how gravity might lead to entanglement, a phenomenon in quantum mechanics where two particles become linked, such that the state of one affects the other, regardless of the distance between them.

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The concept of gravity-induced entanglement proposes that under certain conditions, gravitational forces may create this quantum connection, revealing a quantum aspect of gravity.

Discussion

Discussing the research, Dr. Majhi explained, “We have developed a theoretical framework that connects a two-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by massive objects like black holes.

This approach bypasses the limitations of classical communication methods and explores whether quantized gravitational waves can induce entanglement, said Dr Majhi of IIT Guwahati.

Our findings show that while classical gravitational waves do not generate entanglement, the quantum version of these waves does, at the second order of gravitational perturbation, he said.

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Such a discovery could unlock other cosmic mysteries, such as the nature of dark matter and dark energy — two enigmatic components that make up most of the universe but are still poorly understood.

Step forward

Dr. Majhi and Dr. Nandi’s work represents a significant step forward in the quest to understand the quantum nature of gravity.

Their research not only advances the search for quantum gravity but also lays the foundation for future discoveries, potentially uniting our understanding of the universe’s largest and smallest elements.

IIT Guwahati

They are covering all the major engineering, science, healthcare, management, and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, BSc(Hons), MA, MDes, MTech, MSc, MS(R), MBA and PhD programmes.

The institute offers a residential campus to 439 faculty members and more than 8,600 students at present. IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country, 9th position in ‘Overall’ and 10th position in ‘Research’ Categories in the ‘India Rankings 2024’ declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Education.

IIT Guwahati has achieved rank 87 in the SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024 and is the only academic institution in India that occupied a place among the top 100 world universities – under 50 years of age – ranked by London-based Times Higher Education (THE) in 2014.

It continues to maintain its superior position even today in various International Rankings. IIT Guwahati gained rank 32 globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and overall 344 rank in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Among other frontier areas of research and innovation, IIT Guwahati is working towards augmenting critical science research initiatives in Genomics, Developmental Biology, Health Care and Bioinformatics and Flexible Electronics, among numerous other areas.

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TN 10th and 12th Result 2025, Release on 8 and 14 May 2025 Likely, All Details Here

TN 10th and 12th Result 2025, Release on 8 and 14 May 2025 Likely, All Details Here
Published at : 6 May 2025, 5:58 PM IST
Updated at : 6 May 2025, 5:58 PM IST

TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 is expected to be released anytime soon. HSC result release is on 8 May, the same for class 10 is expected to happen after 14 May 2025.

The dates for the release of board exam results in Tamil Nadu are yet to be confirmed, however, it is expected that their release could take place soon.

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TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 release time

The formal announcement will likely happen on the dates mentioned above for with regards to TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 release.

Post announcement, links to check the result on various modes would be activated, post activation, students can start checking the results.

Announcement with regards to TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 release is expected to happen by 10 or 11 AM, students can likely start checking the result by 10:30 or 11:30 AM.

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Time change

Sometimes time for formal announcement of TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 release may happen in the afternoon (12 or 1 PM)
due to various reasons, students can check about 30 or 40 minutes after the announcement is made.

TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 checking process

As mentioned earlier, there are various means to know the result and TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 checking process depends upon the method used to check the result.

Details about TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 checking process is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

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TN 10th and 12th Result 2025

TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 checking process through website is:

1. Type the URL mentioned above for the result in the browser and submit.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the link for class 10 or class 12 results, enter their roll number, date of birth and other required details, result will be displayed.

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3. Students can download the result and take a printout.

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SMS

Candidates can use the SMS facility in their mobile phone to check the result of board exams this year. TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 checking process using SMS is mentioned below:

1. Candidates have to type their roll number of Class 10/Class 12 and their date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY format and send an SMS to 09282232585 or +91 9282232585.

2. Result will be displayed on the mobile screen of the candidate.

Digilocker

This is another method to check class 12 and class 10 board exam results for 2025. TN 10th and 12th Result 2025 checking process using Digilocker is mentioned below:

1. Type URL of Digilocker ‘https://www.digilocker.gov.in/’ in browser and submit.

2. Candidates must register themselves with Digilocker and create an account.

3. Login through the account and then click class 10/class 12 exam option.

4. Enter roll number and year of passing and submit them to view the marksheet.

5. Download the marksheet, take a printout.

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Candidates who have not been able to pass the exam can aim for passing the subject or subjects in the supplementary exam, schedule for this will be informed in due course.

Candidates trying to check the result on websites in particular must remember that, result websites may experience heavy traffic and turn unresponsive.

In such a case, students can either try another website or wait and then make an attempt at the same website.

They can consider more than one option to know the TN 10th and 12th Result 2025.

Students should remember, that it may take time to get the exam score cards, they can approach their respective schools to obtain them.

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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