FLUID FLOWS TO BLACK HOLES: A TRIBUTE TO S CHANDRASEKHAR ON HIS BIRTH CENTENARY - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9814374768 ISBN 13: 9789814374767

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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This unique book contains reviews by leading experts in areas which Prof. Chandrasekhar pioneered, as well as a historical perspective, a biographical portrait and personal reminiscences. The reviews, which first appeared in the Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, include papers presented by scholars at the Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium held in the University of Chicago on 15 17 October 2010, and some additional reviews by other distinguished astrophysicists covering topics not represented at the conference. This volume provides a glimpse into some of the most exciting areas of modern astrophysics as a fitting tribute to Prof. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814374768
• ISBN 13: 9789814374767
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Saikia Dhruba Jyoti, Trimble Virginia