Selected Papers, Volume 2

Selected Papers, Volume 2
Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 648
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0226100928
ISBN-13 : 9780226100920
Rating : 4/5 (920 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Selected Papers, Volume 2 by : Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Download or read book Selected Papers, Volume 2 written by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989-07-25 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second of six volumes collecting significant papers of the distinguished astrophysicist and Nobel laureate S. Chandrasekhar. His work is notable for its breadth as well as for its brilliance; his practice has been to change his focus from time to time to pursue new areas of research. The result has been a prolific career full of discoveries and insights, some of which are only now being fully appreciated. Chandrasekhar has selected papers that trace the development of his ideas and that present aspects of his work not fully covered in the books he has periodically published to summarize his research in each area. Volume 2 covers primarily the period 1940-50 and includes papers on the theory of radiative transfer and on the physics and astrophysics of the negative ion of hydrogen. Of particular note are Chandrasekhar's Gibbs Lecture to the American Mathematical Society in 1946 and his "Personal Account" presented at a conference at Erevan in the U.S.S.R. in 1981. A foreword by T. W. Mullikin, a distinguished scholar in the area of radiative transfer, and an author's note provide a historical context for the papers.


Selected Papers, Volume 2 Related Books

From Instinct to Self: Applications and early contributions
Language: en
Pages: 526
Authors: William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Jason Aronson

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Selected Papers, Volume 7
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-06-09 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 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 s
The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger, Volume 4
Language: en
Pages: 720
Authors: Margaret Sanger
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-01 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Margaret Sanger returned to Europe in 1920, World War I had altered the social landscape as dramatically as it had the map of Europe. Population concerns,
The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Language: en
Pages: 768
Authors: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Rutgers University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The second volume in the six-volume series documenting the accomplishments of the two most famous American suffragists. Featured in Ken Burns's new documentary
Selected Papers II
Language: en
Pages: 767
Authors: David Mumford
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-15 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Mumford is a well-known mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal, the highest honor available in mathematics Many of these papers are currently unavailable,