Fluid flows to black holes [[electronic resource] ] : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble

• Pubblicazione: Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 523.8875
• Soggetto topico: Black holes (Astronomy)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SaikiaD. J TrimbleVirginia ChandrasekharS
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chandrasekhar 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 ; New 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 ; 1. 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 ; 3. 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? ; 3.6 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 ; 5. Nonaxisymmetric instabilities
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Fluid flows to black holes
• ISBN: 1-280-66981-0; 9786613646743; 981-4374-77-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451621303321
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