Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability.

Published by Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1961., 1961

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First Edition. xix, 654 pp, 1 leaf; 136 figs.; 70 tables. Original cloth. Very Good, without dust jacket. The International Series of Monographs on Physics. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar: Nobel Prize, Physics, 1983 (shared with William Alfred Fowler), 'for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars.' The fourth of Chandrasekhar's six books. 'After the early preparatory years, my scientific work has followed a certain pattern motivated, principally, by a quest after perspectives. In practise, this quest has consisted in my choosing (after some trials and tribulations) a certain area which appears amenable to cultivation and compatible with my taste, abilities, and temperament. And when after some years of study, I feel that I have accumulated a sufficient body of knowledge and achieved a view of my own, I have the urge to present my point of view, ab initio, in a coherent account with order, form, and structure. There have been seven such periods in my life . hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability, including the theory of the Rayleigh-Bernard convection (1952-1961)' (Chandrasekhar's Autobiography on the Nobel Foundation Web site).…

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Title
Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability.
Author
CHANDRASEKHAR, S. [Subramanyan]:
Publisher
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1961.
Publication year
1961
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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