LEADER 05204nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910779012303321 005 20230725060240.0 010 $a1-280-66981-0 010 $a9786613646743 010 $a981-4374-77-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000101507 035 $a(EBL)919062 035 $a(OCoLC)794328363 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000655979 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12237153 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655979 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10631538 035 $a(PQKB)11110967 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC919062 035 $a(WSP)00002619 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL919062 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10563526 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL364674 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000101507 100 $a20120611d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFluid flows to black holes$b[electronic resource] $ea tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary /$feditors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble 210 $aSingapore $cWorld Scientific Pub. Co.$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4374-76-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChandrasekhar Centennial Symposium (October 15-17, 2010); Preface; International Planning Committee; Speakers at the Symposium; Contents; Chandra: A biographical portrait Kameshwar C. Wali; Lahore and Madras, 1910 25; Presidency College, 1925 30; Cambridge and Copenhagen, 1930 33; A fellowship and an encounter, 1933 36; A voyage to the New World, 1936; Williams Bay and Chicago, 1937 95; The judgment of posterity; References; Chandrasekhar's role in 20th-century science Freeman Dyson; Basic science and derived science; A sea change; The decline and fall of Aristotle 327 $aNew ideas confront the old order From stellar structure to Shakespeare; References; Chandrasekhar and the legacy of Ramanujan G. Srinivasan; 1. Introduction; 2. Ramanujan Institute; 3. The Goddess of Namakkal; 4. The Lost Notebook; 5. Ramanujan as an inspiration; Chandra's influence on Indian astronomy Jayant V. Narlikar; 1. Introduction; 2. The 1930's and 1940's; 3. Alumni of Osmania University; 4. Indian graduate students; 5. From white dwarfs to neutron stars and the Sun; 6. Antonov instability; 7. Concluding remarks; References; Chandrasekhar and the history of astronomy Virginia Trimble 327 $a1. The fate of famous scientists 2. Degenerate stars, or, who discovered the Chandrasekhar limit?; 3. Chandrasekhar and Eddington; 4. In their own words (and deeds); References; Compact stars and the evolution of binary systems E. P. J. van den Heuvel; 1. Introduction; 2. Type Ia supernova scenarios; 2.1 The Single Degenerate model and its problems; 2.2 The relative importance of the SD and the DD scenarios for the Type Ia SN rate in galaxies 327 $a3. Formation processes for neutron stars in binaries: Evidence for two different NS formation mechanisms, yielding different neutron star masses and kick velocities 3.1 Two classes of B-emission X-ray binaries; 3.2 Double neutron stars and their formation history: evidence that low kick velocities are related to low neutron star masses; 3.3 A correlation between a small velocity kick and a low mass of the neutron star in double neutron star systems; 3.4 Formation mechanisms of neutron stars and possible resulting kicks; 3.5 Why are there no low-velocity, young, single radio pulsars? 327 $a3.6 Consequences for the occurrence of neutron star formation by Accretion-Induced Collapse (AIC)3.7 Massive neutron stars in binaries: A third type of neutron star?; 3.8 Discussion; some further consequences of the model; 3.9 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Stability of relativistic stars John L. Friedman and Nikolaos Stergioulas; 1. Introduction; 2. Action and canonical energy; 3. Local stability; 3.1 Convective instability due to differential rotation: The Solberg criterion; 4. Instability to collapse: Turning point criterion; Turning point instability 327 $a5. Nonaxisymmetric instabilities 330 $aThis unique book contains a biographical portrait, accounts of Chandrasekhar's role and impact on modern science, historical perspectives and personal reminiscences, several of which appeared in Physics Today, and reviews by leading experts in areas which Prof. Chandrasekhar pioneered. The reviews, which appeared in the Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, are either based on papers presented by scholars in the Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium at the University of Chicago during 15-17 October 2010, or were additional reviews covering topics not represented at the conference 606 $aBlack holes (Astronomy) 615 0$aBlack holes (Astronomy) 676 $a523.8875 701 $aSaikia$b D. J$01567326 701 $aTrimble$b Virginia$01567327 701 $aChandrasekhar$b S$012159 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779012303321 996 $aFluid flows to black holes$93838691 997 $aUNINA