Fluid flows to black holes : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary
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Fluid flows to black holes : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary
World Scientific, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This unique book contains a biographical portrait, accounts of Chandrasekhar's role and impact on modern science, historical perspectives and personal reminiscences, several of which appeared in Physics Today, and reviews by leading experts in areas which Prof. Chandrasekhar pioneered. The reviews, which appeared in the Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, are either based on papers presented by scholars in the Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium at the University of Chicago during 15-17 October 2010, or were additional reviews covering topics not represented at the conference by other distinguished astrophysicists. It provides a glimpse of some of the most exciting areas of modern astrophysics as a tribute to Prof Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary.
Table of Contents
- Compact Stars and the Evolution of Binary Systems
- Stability of Relativistic Stars
- Black Hole Physics
- Stellar Dynamics
- Radiative Transfer
- Astrophysical Magnetohydrodynamics
- Black Holes in the Early Universe
- Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization
- Gravitational Waves
- Chandra X-ray Observatory
- A Historical Perspective
- Personal Reminiscences.
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