From White Dwarfs to Black Holes, Paperback by Srinivasan, G. (EDT), Brand Ne...

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Author: G. Srinivasan Publication Year: 2000 Item Length: 0.9 in Subject: Physics / Astrophysics, History Type: Textbook Publisher: University of Chicago Press Item Weight: 12.6 Oz Format: Trade Paperback Language: English Number of Pages: 254 Pages Book Title: From White Dwarfs to Black Holes width: 0.6 in Item Width: 0.6 in Subject Area: Science ISBN: 9780226769974 height: 0.1 in Item Height: 0.1 in Publication Name: From White Dwarfs to Black Holes : the Legacy of S. Chandrasekhar

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From White Dwarfs to Black Holes, Paperback by Srinivasan, G. (EDT), Brand Ne.... From White Dwarfs to Black Holes, Paperback by Srinivasan, G. (EDT), ISBN 0226769976, ISBN-13 9780226769974, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Collects essays originally published in a 1996 issue of the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy , in which scientists evaluate Chandrasekhar's contribution to their own fields of specialization. Topics include the structure and evolution of stars; radiative transfer; magnetohydrodynamics; the virial method and the classical ellipsoids; stability theory of relativistic stars; and black holes and singularities. The volume closes with a discussion of Chandrasekhar's interactions with graduate students at Yerkes Observatory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR () From White Dwarfs to Black Holes, Paperback by Srinivasan, G. (EDT), ISBN 0226769976, ISBN-13 9780226769974, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Collects essays originally published in a 1996 issue of the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy , in which scientists evaluate Chandrasekhar's contribution to their own fields of specialization. Topics include the structure and evolution of stars; radiative transfer; magnetohydrodynamics; the virial method and the classical ellipsoids; stability theory of relativistic stars; and black holes and singularities. The volume closes with a discussion of Chandrasekhar's interactions with graduate students at Yerkes Observatory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()