Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya

Prahladbhai Chunilal Vaidya
Professor P. C. Vaidya
Born(1918-05-23)23 May 1918
Shahpur, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Died12 March 2010(2010-03-12) (aged 91)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
CitizenshipIndia
Known forVaidya Metric
Vaidya–Patel solution
Einstein field equations
SpouseVidyadevi Vaidya
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Mathematics
InstitutionsBanaras Hindu University Varanasi India
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
V.V. Nagar Science College
Visnagar Science College
Gujarat University

Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya (P.C.Vaidya; 23 May 1918 – 12 March 2010), was an Indian physicist and mathematician, renowned for his instrumental work in the general theory of relativity. Apart from his scientific career, he was also an educationist and a follower of Gandhian philosophy in post-independence India, specifically in his domicile state Gujarat.

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