Study of the Properties of Dense Nuclear Matter and Application to Some Astrophysical Systems

CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled " Study of the properties of dense nuclear matter and applica-record of his own research work carried out by him. He has carried out this investigations under our guidance. The matter embodied in the thesis has not been submitted for the award of any other degree by him or by anybody else. iii Acknowledgements I express my gratitude to Professor L. Satpathy and Professor B. Datta for their invaluable guidance and encouragement. My association with them during the investigation of the present thesis has been a rich source of knowledge for me. facilities extended to me during various stages of my work. iv It is a great pleasure for me to thank my friends and Duryodhan for their valuable help and encouragement. My special thanks to Uma Maheswari for her help, encouragement and discussions during completion of this work.