Below is a list of selected articles (research articles, review articles, blogs as well as interviews) by Arpan. Most of these are published in the Young Scientists Journal or the Journal of Young Physicists.

 

Research articles:

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1. Investigations on isotopic elements in terms of quarks [Click here to access a PDF of this article. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8284563]

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2. Can the de Broglie relation be modified for accommodating relativistic modifications in the Schrödinger equation? [Click here to access a PDF of this article. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8284632]

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3. On improving take-off efficiency of airplanes [Click here to access a PDF of this article. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8284591]

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4. Investigations on the fundamental domain of the modular group [Arpan prepared this article when he was studying modular symmetries as part of his summer research fellowship project at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. Click here to access a PDF of this article. He also delivered a talk based on this article at his college (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata). Click here to view some photos that were captured during the talk. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.13915484]

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5. Emergence and consciousness (with Sanchari Sen) [Arpan and Sanchari presented this article at their college (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata). Click here to read the article, and click here to view some photos that were captured during the paper presentation. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8391483]

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6. Geometry, symmetries, and quantization of scalar fields in de-Sitter spacetime (with Riddhiman Bhattacharya and Sanchari Sen) [Click here to access a PDF of this article. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8392574]

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Selected review articles and blogs:

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1. Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics [Click here to access a PDF of this article. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15125184]

 

2. Complexity: the next big thing in physics [Arpan presented this article at his college (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata). Click here to read the article, and click here to view some photos that were captured during the paper presentation. A shorter version of the article was also published in Horizon 2023-24, the annual magazine of the physics department of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. Click here to download the PDF of Horizon 2023-24. Go to page 51 to read Arpan's article. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8391483]

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3. The black hole information paradox (with Sanchari Sen) [Arpan and Sanchari presented this article at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. Click here to read the article, and click here to view some photos that were captured during the paper presentation.]

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4. Chaos theory and consciousness [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]​​​

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5. General relativity: a simple discussion [Click here to read the article.]

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6. Energy versus entropy: the battle for the control wheel [Click here to access a PDF of this article. This article was published in Horizon 2025, the annual magazine of the physics department of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. Click here to download the PDF of Horizon 2025. Go to page 72 to read Arpan's article.]

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7. Mathematics: the future of physics? [Click here to access a PDF of this article. This article was published in Pebbles 2025, the annual magazine of the Science Association of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. Click here to download the PDF of Pebbles 2025. Go to page 140 to read Arpan's article.]

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8. The journey of physics so far (with Sonnet Xu) 

[Click here to access a PDF of this article.]

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9. A discussion on the theory of everything [This article was published in Horizon 2022-23, the annual magazine of the physics department of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. Click here to download the PDF of Horizon 2022-23. Go to page 59 to read Arpan's article.]

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10. Paradoxes and the fundamental nature of reality [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]

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11. The Higgs boson and the creation of mass [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]
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12. A comprehensive discussion on the most exciting topics in physics with Arpan Dey [Click here to read this article.]

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13. Schrödinger: equation, cat and philosophy 

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14. On pre Big Bang physics [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]

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15. Did Einstein believe in God? [Click here to read the article.]

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16. Beyond the brain: neuroscience, human consciousness and immortality [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]

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17. Science, religion and the search for truth [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]

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18. Two problems with scientific research [Click here to read the article.]​​

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19. How does an airplane generate lift force? [Click here to read the article.]
 

20. The science of interaction and decision-making: game theory [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]

 

21. The limits of metaphysics [Click here to access a PDF of this article.]
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Interviews:

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1. An interview with Edward Witten [Click here to access a PDF of this interview.]

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2. An interview with John Horgan [Click here to read the interview.]

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3. An interview with Leonard Mlodinow [Click here to read the interview.]

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4. An interview with Paul Halpern [Click here to read the interview.]

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