My Research

Research Interests

Low dimensional Topology :

Let G be a finite group. A spectrum sp(G) of G is a collection of non-negative integers g such that  there is a Riemann Surface X of genus g on which G acts via orientation preserving diffeomorphisms. My aim is to give a description of the contravariant functor G → sp(G). It is also known as Hurwitz Problem.

Ramanujan Graphs :

Cayley graphs of finite groups well studied since last 50 years. The Ramanujan behaviour of these graphs determines how well connected these graphs are. This question connects to the arithmetics of finite algebraic objects, modular forms and local measure theory of finite graphs. For example, in case of metacyclic groups, the underlying base rings play a crucial role. I am interested to know the Ramanujan properties for various finite groups.

Publications

  • On the genus spectrum for p-groups of exponent p and p-groups of maximal class, J. Group Theory, Vol 12, No. 1, 2009, Pg.39-54.
  • A structured description of the genus spectrum of abelian p-groups (with Juergen Mueller) Glasgow Math. J., Vol 61, No. 2, 2019, Pg.381-423.
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  • Spectral properties of the Cayley Graphs of split metacyclic groups (with K. Rajeevsarathy, P. Aurora, S. Lakshmivarahan) J. Ramanujan Math. Soc., Vol. 35, No. 2, 2020, Pg.159-175.
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  • Bound on the diameter of split metacyclic groups (with Kashyap Rajeevsarathy) J. Algebra Appl., Vol. 19, No. 11, 2020.
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  • A survey on the Non-inner Automorphism Conjecture (with Renu) Math. Newsletter, J. Ramanujan Math. Soc., Vol. 31, No. 1, 2020, Pg.18-24.
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  • Lambda Numbers of Finite p-Groups (with Mayank Mishra) J. Algebraic Combin., Vol. 57, No. 1, 2023. Pg.101-110.
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  • Finite symmetries of surfaces of p-groups of co-class 1, J. Algebra Appl., Vol. 22, No. 6, 2023 Pg. 2350122-(1-33)
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  • On the Schur Multiplier of finite p-groups of maximal class (with Renu) J. Group Theory, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2023, Pg.533-545.
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  • A Note on a Conjecture of Gao and Zhuang for groups of order 27 (with Naveen Kumar) (accepted for publication in J. Algebra Appl.).

    • Preprints

    PhD students

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