Selected Papers, Volume 7: The Non-Radial Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity and Other WritingsIn these selections readers are treated to a rare opportunity to see the world through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant and sensitive scientists. Conceived by Chandrasekhar as a supplement to his Selected Papers, this volume begins with eight papers he wrote with Valeria Ferrari on the non-radial oscillations of stars. It then explores some of the themes addressed in Truth and Beauty, with meditations on the aesthetics of science and the world it examines. Highlights include: "The Series Paintings of Claude Monet and the Landscape of General Relativity," "The Perception of Beauty and the Pursuit of Science," "On Reading Newton's Principia at Age Past Eighty," and personal recollections of Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and others. Selected Papers, Volume 7 paints a picture of Chandra's universe, filled with stars and galaxies, but with space for poetics, paintings, and politics. The late S. Chandrasekhar was best known for his discovery of the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf star, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983. He was the author of many books, including The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes and, most recently, Newton's Principia for the Common Reader. |
Contents
II | 3 |
III | 9 |
IV | 42 |
VI | 60 |
VII | 67 |
IX | 76 |
XI | 93 |
XII | 106 |
XXIII | 216 |
XXIV | 229 |
XXV | 235 |
XXVI | 241 |
XXVII | 249 |
XXVIII | 263 |
XXIX | 265 |
XXXII | 268 |
XIV | 119 |
XVI | 125 |
XVII | 127 |
XVIII | 135 |
XIX | 168 |
XX | 181 |
XXI | 187 |
XXII | 202 |
XXXIII | 274 |
XXXIV | 277 |
XXXV | 281 |
XXXVI | 286 |
XXXVII | 290 |
XXXVIII | 293 |
XXXIX | |
Other editions - View all
Selected Papers, Volume 7: The Non-Radial Oscillations of Stars in General ... S. Chandrasekhar No preview available - 1997 |
Selected Papers, Volume 7: The Non-Radial Oscillations of Stars in General ... S. Chandrasekhar No preview available - 1997 |
Common terms and phrases
algorism amplitude angular astronomy Astrophysics axial gravitational waves axial modes beauty behaviour black hole boundary conditions Chalonge Chandra Chandrasekhar characteristic frequencies complex considered context curvature denotes density derived described determined Eddington Einstein pseudo-tensor electron ellipsoids energy equations governing equilibrium ergosphere Ferrari figure flux integral formulation functions gravitational radiation gravitational waves Heisenberg hydrodynamical hydrogen immutable objects indicial equation infinity linear linearly independent Maclaurin mass mathematical metric modes of oscillation motions neutron stars Newton Newtonian theory non-radial oscillations obtain paper physical polar gravitational waves polar perturbations polytrope potential Principia problem quadrupole quasi-normal modes r₁ r₁/M radius Ramanujan Regge theory relation relativistic resonant scattering Riemann rotating scattering of gravitational Schwarzschild Schwarzschild black hole selfadjoint sequence singularity solar space-time spherical stellar theory of relativity University of Chicago vacuum values vanish velocity Wronskian δψ σ²