Scientific Autobiography, A: S Chandrasekhar
Author:   Kameshwar C Wali (Syracuse Univ, Usa)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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9789814299572


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   05 January 2011
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Scientific Autobiography, A: S Chandrasekhar


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Author:   Kameshwar C Wali (Syracuse Univ, Usa)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9789814299572


ISBN 10:   981429957
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   05 January 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1943-48: A Happy Period: A History of My Papers on Radiative EquilibriumA ; 1948-60: A Period of Frustration and a Period of Grinding; 1961-69: Years of Adventure. Years of Obligation; 1970-1974: A Fallow Period. A Period of Indecision, Learning Relativity; 1975-85: Years of Effort. The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes Colliding Waves; 1985-90: The Non-Radial Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity; 1990-1995: Newton's Principia; Correspondence Between Chandra and His Father C S Ayyar, His Brother S Balakrishna and Some Other Family Members Close to Chandra; Chandra and David Shoenberg, E A Milne, A S Eddington, Leon Rosenfeld; Chandra and H N Russell, Andre Weil, George Gamow, Harlow Shaplay, John von Neuman;

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The book is useful to those who are going to studying Modern Physics as well as History of Modern Physics. -- Zentralblatt MATH Zentralblatt MATH


The beauty and effectiveness of the book resides precisely here, it is a personal log that follows step by step the thoughts, trials and errors and eventually the success of Chandrasekhar's research. -- Mathematical Reviews ""Mathematical Reviews"" The book is useful to those who are going to studying Modern Physics as well as History of Modern Physics. -- Zentralblatt MATH ""Zentralblatt MATH""


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