Journal Publications

Ph.D. dissertation:

"Studies in the Statistical Theory of Nuclear Fission" (University of Bombay, 1979)

1. "On the uncertainties in the shell correction by the Strutinsky smearing procedure for certain shapes relevant in fission",
   by V. S. Ramamurthy, M. Prakash and S. S. Kapoor,
   Phys. Lett. 62B (1976) 124-126.
2. "Transmission through an inverted bi-harmonic oscillator",
   by M. Prakash,
   J. Phys. A9 (1976) 1847-1850.
3. "Quantitative resolution of Thorium anomaly",
   by M. Prakash and B. S. Bhandari,
   Phys. Rev. C18 (1978) 1531-1533.
4. "Transmission through bi-harmonic oscillator potentials: Application to double humped fission barrier",
   by M. Prakash,
   J. Phys. G4 (1978) 1455-1462.
5. "Calculation of overlap integrals between two arbitrarily shaped nuclei in the diffuse surface model",
   by M. Prakash,
   Phys. Rev. C18 (1978) 2805-2809.
6. "Frictional effects on post-scission dynamics and fission fragment kinetic energies",
   by M. Prakash, V. S. Ramamurthy, S. K. Kataria and S. S. Kapoor,
   Phys. Lett. 81B (1979) 136-139.
7. "Magnitude of energy dissipation in fission",
   by V. S. Ramamurthy, M. Prakash and S. S. Kapoor,
   Phys. Rev. C21 (1980) 752-754.
8. "Phase space distribution of an N-dimensional harmonic oscillator",
   by S. Shlomo and M. Prakash,
   Nucl. Phys. A357 (1981) 157-170.
9. "Microscopic calculation of mass transport coefficients in heavy-ion collisions",
   by M. Prakash, S. Shlomo, V. S. Ramamurthy, S. S. Kapoor and S. K. Kataria,
   Phys. Lett. 98B (1981) 413-417.
10. "A microscopic dynamical calculation of nucleon flow in heavy-ion reactions",
    by M. Prakash, S. Shlomo, B. S. Nilsson, J. P. Bondorf and F. E. Serr,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 47 (1981) 898-902.
11. "Shell and surface effects in the static Wigner phase space distribution of nuclei",
    by M. Prakash, S. Shlomo and V. M. Kolomietz, 
    Nucl. Phys. A370 (1981) 30-46.
12. "Pre-equilibrium emission of particles in TDHF calculations of O + Nb collisions",
    by A. K. Dhar, M. Prakash, K. T. R. Davies, J. P. Bondorf, B. S. Nilsson and S. Shlomo,
    Phys. Rev. C25 (1982) 1432-1435.
13. "Nonlinear response and collective movement in nuclei with big amplitudes in the dependence of time dependent Hartree-Fock approximation",
    by V. M. Kolomiets, B. Nilsson, and M. Prakash,
    Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR Seriya Fizicheskaya 47 (1983) 73-79.
14. "Matter, momentum and energy flow in heavy-ion collisions",
    by M. Prakash, S. Shlomo, B. S. Nilsson, J. P. Bondorf and F. E. Serr,
    Nucl. Phys. A385 (1982) 483-504.
15. "Effective mass in nuclei and the level density parameter",
    by M. Prakash, J. Wambach and Z. Ma,
    Phys. Lett. 128B (1983) 141-146.
16. "Oscillating structure of the harmonic oscillator Wigner function",
    by N. Rowley and M. Prakash,
    J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 16 (1983) 3219-3236.
17. "Transition state theory for fission fragment angular distributions: A flexible rotor model",
    by M. Prakash, V. S. Ramamurthy, S. S. Kapoor and J. M. Alexander,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 52 (1984) 990-993.
18. "Simultaneous description of quasielastic and fusion reactions in low energy heavy-ion collisions",
    by M. J. Rhoades-Brown and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 53 (1984) 333-336.
19. "Surface and curvature properties of neutron-rich nuclei",
    by K. Kolehmainen, M. Prakash J. M. Lattimer and J. Treiner,
    Nucl. Phys. A439 (1985) 535-572.
20. "Incompressibility of neutron-rich nuclear matter",
    by M. Prakash and K. S. Bedell,
    Phys. Rev. Rapid Communications C32 (1985) 1118-1121.
21. "Pion production in heavy ion collisions near absolute thresholds",
    by M. Prakash, P. Braun-Munzinger and J. Stachel,
    Phys. Rev. C33 (1986) 937-942.
22. "Equation of state of dense nuclear matter",
    by T. L. Ainsworth, E. Baron, G. E. Brown, J. Cooperstein and M. Prakash,
    Nucl. Phys. A464 (1987) 740-768.
23. "Thermodynamics of quarks and gluons in a slab",
    by A. Jackson, Su Lee, M. Prakash and T. H. Hansson,
    Phys. Lett. B182 (1987) 226-232.
24. "Sigma model calculations of neutron-rich nuclear matter",
    by M. Prakash and T. L. Ainsworth,
    Phys. Rev. C36 (1987) 346-353.
25. "The nuclear symmetry energy in relativistic Brueckner-Hartree-Fock calculations",
    by H. Muther, M. Prakash and T. L. Ainsworth,
    Phys. Lett. 199B (1987) 469-474.
26. "Loop corrections and other many-body effects in relativistic mean field theories",
    by T. L. Ainsworth, G. E. Brown, M. Prakash and W. Weise,
    Phys. Lett. 200B (1987) 413-418.
27. "Momentum dependence, BUU calculations and transverse momenta",
    by M. Prakash, T. T. S. Kuo and S. Das Gupta,
    Phys. Rev. C37 (1988) 2253-2256.
28. "Detailed balance description of energetic photons in heavy ion collisions",
    by M. Prakash, P. Braun-Munzinger, J. Stachel and N. Alamanos,
    Phys. Rev. C37 (1988) 1959-1967.
29. "J/Psi interactions with hot hadronic matter",
    by R. Vogt, M. Prakash, P. Koch and T. H. Hansson,
    Phys. Lett. B207 (1988) 263-268.
30. "Azimuthal distributions in heavy ion collisions and the nuclear equation of state",
    by G. M. Welke, M. Prakash, T. T. S. Kuo, S. Das Gupta and C. Gale,
    Phys. Rev C38 (1988) 2101-2107.
31. "Simple models for transverse energy production in high energy proton-nucleus collisions",
    by M. Prakash, S. Das Gupta and A. D. Jackson,
    Nucl. Phys. A489 (1988) 716-730.
32. "Equation of state and the maximum mass of neutron stars",
    by M. Prakash, T. L. Ainsworth and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 (1988) 2518-2521.
33. "Charmonium disintegration by field-ionization",
    by C. Adami, M. Prakash and I. Zahed,
    Phys. Lett. 217B (1989) 5-8.
34. "Parity doubling of the nucleon and a first order chiral phase transition",
    by T. Hatsuda and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. 224B (1989) 11-15.
35. "Collisional relaxation in simulations of heavy-ion collisions using Boltzmann-like equations",
    by G. M. Welke, R. Malfliet, C. Gregoire, M. Prakash and E. Suraud,
    Phys. Rev. C40 (1989) 2611-2620.
36. "The Nambu Jona-Lasinio model in light of chiral perturbation theory",
    by T. H. Hansson, M. Prakash and I. Zahed,
    Nucl. Phys. B335 (1990) 67-76.
37. "Effect of chiral constraints on dense nuclear matter",
    by G. E. Brown, H. Muether and M. Prakash,
    Nucl. Phys. A506 (1990) 565-585.
38. "Transverse momenta, nuclear equation of state and momentum dependent interactions in heavy-ion collisions",
    by C. Gale, G. M. Welke, M. Prakash, S. J. Lee and S. Das Gupta,
    Phys. Rev. C41 (1990) 1545-1552.
39. "Flow effects on transverse momentum spectra in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions",
    by Raju Venugopalan and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. C41 (1990) 221-225.
40. "Rapidly rotating pulsars and the equation of state",
    by J. M. Lattimer, M. Prakash, D. Masak and A. Yahil,
    Astrophys. Jl. 355 (1990) 241-254.
41. "Rotation of stars containing strange matter",
    by Manju Prakash, E. Baron and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. B243 (1990) 175-180.
42. "The speed of sound in an interacting pion gas",
    by G. M. Welke, Raju Venugopalan and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. B245 (1990) 137-141.
43. "Neutron-proton mass difference in nuclei and the Okamoto-Nolan-Schiffer anomaly",
    by T. Hatsuda, H. Hogaasen and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. C42 (1990) 2212-2221.
44. "QCD sum rules and the Okamoto-Nolan-Schiffer anomaly",
    by T. Hatsuda, H. Hogaasen and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 66 (1991) 2851-2854.
45. "The direct Urca process in neutron stars",
    by J. M. Lattimer, C. J. Pethick, M. Prakash and P. Haensel,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 66 (1991) 2701-2704.
46. "Quantum mechanics of color transparency",
    by J. P. Blaizot, Raju Venugopalan and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. D45 (1991) 814-820.
47. "Relativistic nuclear matter with composite nucleons",
    by M. Prakash, P. J. Ellis and J. I. Kapusta,
    Phys. Rev. C45 (1992) 2518-2521.
48. "Rapid cooling of neutron stars by hyperons and delta isobars",
    by M. Prakash, Manju Prakash, J. M. Lattimer and C. J. Pethick,
    Astrophys. Jl. Lett. 390 (1992) L77-L80.
49. "Thermal properties of interacting hadrons",
    by Raju Venugopalan and M. Prakash,
    Nucl. Phys. A546 (1992) 718-760.
50. "Anharmonicity of the nuclear matter ground state",
    by S. Rudaz, P. J. Ellis, E. K. Heide and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. 285B (1992) 183-186.
51. "QCD_2 in the semiclassical approximation",
    by M. Prakash, Manju Prakash and I. Zahed,
    Ann. Phys. 221 (1992) 71-76.
52. "Quark susceptibility in hot QCD",
    by M. Prakash and I. Zahed,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 69 (1992) 3282-3285.
53. "How fast is equilibration in hot hadronic matter",
    by M. Prakash, Manju Prakash, Raju Venugopalan and G. M. Welke,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 70 (1993) 1228-1231.
54. "Rapid cooling and the structure of neutron stars",
    by J. M. Lattimer, K. A. Van Riper, M. Prakash and Manju Prakash,
    Astrophys. Jl. 425 (1993) 802-813.
55. "Composition, structure and evolution of neutron stars with kaon condensates",
    by V. Thorsson, M. Prakash and J. M. Lattimer,
    Nucl. Phys. A 572 (1994) 693-731.
56. "Nuclei and neutron stars in the relativistic modified Hartree approximation",
    by M. Prakash, P. J. Ellis, E. K. Heide and S. Rudaz,
    Nucl. Phys A575 (1994) 583-604.
57. "Three-particle interactions in a quark-gluon plasma",
    by P. Lichard and M. Prakash,
    Czechoslovak Jl. of Phys. 45 (1995) 465-475.
58. "Kaon condensation in neutron star matter with hyperons",
    by P. J. Ellis, R. Knorren and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. B349 (1995) 11-17.
59. "The quark-hadron phase transition in protoneutron stars",
    by J. Cooke, M. Prakash and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Rev. D52, (1995) 661-665.
60. "Neutrino emission from dense matter containing meson condensates",
    by V. Thorsson, M. Prakash, T. Tatsumi and C. J. Pethick,
    Phys. Rev. D52 (1995) 3739-3741.
61. "Strangeness in hadronic stellar matter",
    by R. Knorren and M. Prakash and P. J. Ellis,
    Phys. Rev. C52 (1995) 3470-3482.
62. "Role of hyperon negative energy sea in nuclear matter",
    by P. J. Ellis, S. B. Parendo and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. B361 (1995) 5-9.
63. "Strangeness and Metastable Neutron Stars: What might have Happened to Supernova SN 1987A",
    by P. J. Ellis, J. M. Lattimer and M. Prakash,
    Comments in Nuclear and Particle Physics 22 (1996) 63-75.
64. "Hydrodynamical Description of 200 A GeV/c S+Au Collisions: Hadron and Electromagnetic Spectra",
    by J. Sollfrank, P. Huovinen, M. Kataja, P.V. Ruuskanen, M. Prakash, and R. Venugopalan,
    Phys. Rev. C55 (1996) 392-410.
65. "Neutrino scattering in a newly-born neutron star",
    by S. Reddy and M. Prakash,
    Astrophys. Jl. 478 (1997) 689-700.
66. "Neutrino Interactions in Hot and Dense Matter",
    by S. Reddy, M. Prakash and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Rev. D58 (1998) 013009 (27 pages).
67. "Evolution of Protoneutron Stars",
    by J. Pons, S. Reddy, M. Prakash, J. M. Lattimer and J. A. Miralles,
    Astrophys. Jl. 513 (1999) 780-804.
68. "Effects of Strong and Electromagnetic Correlations on Neutrino Interactions in Dense Matter",
    by S. Reddy, M. Prakash, and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Rev. C 59 (1999) 2888-2918.
69. "e⁺e^-emission from 158A GeV/c Pb+Au collisions: An Assessment of Baryonic contributions",
    by P. Huovinen and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. B 450 (1999) 15-23.
70. "Hadrons and QCD Instantons: A Bosonized View",
    by M. Kacir, M. Prakash, and I. Zahed,
    Acta Physica Polonica 30 (1999) 287-348.
71. "The Equation of State of Neutron-Star Matter in Strong Magnetic Fields",
    by A. Broderick, M. Prakash and J. M. Lattimer,
    Astrophys. Jl. 537 (2000) 351-367.
72. "First Order Phase Transitions in Neutron Star Matter: Droplets and Coherent Neutrino Scattering",
    by S. Reddy, G. Bertsch, and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Lett. B475 (2000) 1-8.
73. "Kaon Condensation in Proto-Neutron Star Matter",
    J. A. Pons, S. Reddy, P. J. Ellis, M. Prakash, and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Rev. C62 (2000) 035803.
74. "Quark-Hadron Phase Transitions in Young and Old Neutron Stars",
    by A. W. Steiner, M. Prakash, and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Lett. B486 (2000) 239-248.
75. "Prospects of Detecting Quark-Matter Superfluidity Through Cooling of Neutron Stars",
    by D. Page, M. Prakash, and J. M. Lattimer, and A. W. Steiner,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000) 2048-2051.
76. "Neutron Star Structure and The Equation of State",
    by J. M. Lattimer and M. Prakash,
    Astrophys. Jl. 550 (2001) 426-442.
77. "Evolution of Proto-Neutron Stars with Kaon Condensates",
    by J.A. Pons, M. Prakash and J. M. Lattimer,
    Astrophys. Jl. 553 (2001) 382-393.
78. "Effects of Strong Magnetic Fields on Neutron Star Structure",
    by C. Cardall, M. Prakash  and J. M. Lattimer,
    Astrophys. Jl. 554 (2001) 322.
79. "Diffusion of Neutrinos in Proto-Neutron Star Matter with Quarks",
    by A. W. Steiner, M. Prakash, and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Lett. B (2001) in press; astro-ph/0101566.
80. "Evolution of Proto-Neutron Stars with Quarks",
    by J. A. Pons, A. W. Steiner, M. Prakash, and J. M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. (2001) in press; astro-ph/0102015.
81. "Towards a Mass and Radius Determination of the Nearby Isolated Neutron Star RX J185635-3754",
    by J. A. Pons, F. M. Walter, J. M. Lattimer, M. Prakash, R. Neuhauser, and P. An,
    Astrophys. Jl. (2001) submitted.
82. "Neutrino Pair Emission from Cooper Pair Breaking and Recombination in Superfluid Quark Matter",
    by P. Jaikumar and M. Prakash
    Phys. Lett. 516/3-4 (2001) 345-352; [astro-ph/0105225].
83. "The Quenching of the Axial Coupling in Nuclear and Neutron-Star Matter",
    by G. Carter and {\bf M. Prakash},
    Phys. Lett. B525 (2002) 249-254; [nucl-th/0106029].
84. "Isospin Fluctuations in QCD and Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions,"
    M. Prakash,R. Rapp, J. Wambach and I. Zahed,
    Phys. Rev. D 65 (2002) 034906; [hep-ph/0110070].
85. "Effects of Strong Magnetic Fields in Strange Baryonic Matter,"
    A. Broderick, M. Prakash, and J.M. Lattimer,
    Phys. Lett. B531 (2002) 167-174; [astro-ph/0111516].
86. "Neutrino Emission from Goldstone Modes in Dense Quark Matter,"
    P. Jaikumar, M. Prakash, and T. Schaffer,
    Phys. Rev. D66 (2002) 063003; [hep-ph/0203088].
87. "Color-Neutral Superconducting Quark Matter,"
    A.W. Steiner, S. Reddy, and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. D66 (2002) 094007, [hep-ph/0204199].
88. "Spectroscopy of Resonance Decays in RHIC Experiments,"
    P. F. Kolb and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. C67 (2003) 044902, [nucl-th/0301007].
89. "Differential Neutrino Rates and Emissivities from the Plasma Process in Astrophysical Systems,"
    Sasa Ratkovic, Sharada Iyer Dutta, and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. D67 (2003) 123002, [astro-th/0303501].
90. "The Photo-Neutrino Process in Astrophysical Systems,"
    Sharada Iyer Dutta, Sasa Ratkovic, and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. D69 (2004) 023005, [astro-ph/0309564].
91. "Bremsstrahlung Photons from the Bare Surface of a Strange Quark Star,"
    P. Jaikumar, C. Gale, D. Page, and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. D70 (2004) 023004, [astro-ph/0403427].
92. "Minimal Cooling of Neutron Stars: A New Paradigm,"
    D. Page, J.M. Lattimer, M. Prakash, and Andrew Steiner,
    Astrophys. Jl. Supplement 155 (2004) 623-650, [astro-ph/0403657].
93. "Isospin Asymmetry in Nuclei and Neutron Stars,"
    A. W. Steiner, M. Prakash, J.M. Lattimer, and P.J. Ellis,
    Phys. Rep. 411 (2005) 325-375, [nucl-th/0410066].
94. "The Ultimate Energy Density of Observable Cold Matter,"
    J. M. Lattimer and M. Prakash,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 (2005) 111101, [astro-ph/0411280].

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