A scientific autobiography:
Chandrasekhar, S.
A scientific autobiography: S. Chandrasekhar/ edited by Kameshwar C. Wali. - Chennai : World Scientific, 2010. - xvii, 277 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. A History of My Papers on "Radiative Equilibrium" (1943-1948) -- 2.
Turbulence; Hydromagnetism (1948-1960) -- 3.The Development of the Virial Method and Ellipsoidal Figures of Equilibrium (1960-1970) -- 4. General Relativity (1962-1969) -- 5.The Fallow Period (1970-1974) --6. General Relativity; Ryerson Lecture; Separation of Dirac Equation (January 1975-August 1977) -- 7. General Relativity; Kerr-Newman Perturbations
(August 1977-December 1978) -- 8. 1979 — A Year of Failures and of Obligations -- 9. 1980, 1981: The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes -- 10. POSTSCRIPT; 1982, a Year that Passed -- 11.The Beginning of the End (1983-1985) -- 12. Continued Efforts I (September 1985-May 1987) -- 13. Continued Efforts II (May 1987- September 1989) -- 14. Continued EflForts III (September 1989-October 1991) -- 15. Continued Efforts IV (November 1991-December 1994
9789814299572 (hbk.) 981429957X (hbk.)
Astrophysicists--United States
Astrophysicists--United States
523.01092 / CHA/S
A scientific autobiography: S. Chandrasekhar/ edited by Kameshwar C. Wali. - Chennai : World Scientific, 2010. - xvii, 277 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. A History of My Papers on "Radiative Equilibrium" (1943-1948) -- 2.
Turbulence; Hydromagnetism (1948-1960) -- 3.The Development of the Virial Method and Ellipsoidal Figures of Equilibrium (1960-1970) -- 4. General Relativity (1962-1969) -- 5.The Fallow Period (1970-1974) --6. General Relativity; Ryerson Lecture; Separation of Dirac Equation (January 1975-August 1977) -- 7. General Relativity; Kerr-Newman Perturbations
(August 1977-December 1978) -- 8. 1979 — A Year of Failures and of Obligations -- 9. 1980, 1981: The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes -- 10. POSTSCRIPT; 1982, a Year that Passed -- 11.The Beginning of the End (1983-1985) -- 12. Continued Efforts I (September 1985-May 1987) -- 13. Continued Efforts II (May 1987- September 1989) -- 14. Continued EflForts III (September 1989-October 1991) -- 15. Continued Efforts IV (November 1991-December 1994
9789814299572 (hbk.) 981429957X (hbk.)
Astrophysicists--United States
Astrophysicists--United States
523.01092 / CHA/S