A quest for perspectives : selected works of S. Chandrasekhar : with commentary / editor, Kameshwar C. Wali.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910-1995.

Contributor:

Wali, K. C. (Kameshwar C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astrophysics.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1449 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Distribution:

River Edge, N.J. : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., [date of distribution not identified]

Place of Publication:

London ; Singapore : Imperial College Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This invaluable book presents selected papers of S Chandrasekhar, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 and a scientific giant well known for his prolific and monumental contributions to astrophysics, physics and applied mathematics. The reader will find here most of Chandrasekhar's articles that led to major developments in various areas of physics and astrophysics. There are also articles of a popular and historical nature, as well as some hitherto unpublished material based on Chandrasekhar's talks at conferences. Each section of the book contains annotations by the editor.

Contents:

v. 1. I. Early years; the theory of white dwarfs and stellar interiors

II. Radiative transfer, the polarization of the sunlit sky, and the native ion of hydrogen

III. Stochastic and statistical problems in astronomy

IV. Turbulence hydromagnetic problems in astrophysics

V. Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability.

v. 2. VI. Ellipsoidal figures of equilibrium

VII. Relativistic instabilities and post-Newtonian approximations

VIII. The mathematical theory of black holes; colliding waves

IX. The nonradial oscillations of stars in general relativity

X. Miscellaneous Writings

Publications by S. Chandrasekhar.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-04619-5

9786612046193

1-84816-169-7