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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers / / edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché II, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W.E. Green
| Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers / / edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché II, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W.E. Green |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 illus., 28 illus. in color. eReference.) |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | Springer reference |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Observations
Physics - Philosophy Cultural property Astrophysics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy Cultural Heritage |
| ISBN | 1-4419-9917-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Volume 1. A-D -- Volume 2. E-K -- Volume 3. L-R -- Volume 4. S-Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300384803321 |
| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fluid flows to black holes [[electronic resource] ] : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble
| Fluid flows to black holes [[electronic resource] ] : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.8875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SaikiaD. J
TrimbleVirginia ChandrasekharS |
| Soggetto topico | Black holes (Astronomy) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-66981-0
9786613646743 981-4374-77-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451621303321 |
| Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fluid flows to black holes [[electronic resource] ] : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble
| Fluid flows to black holes [[electronic resource] ] : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.8875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SaikiaD. J
TrimbleVirginia ChandrasekharS |
| Soggetto topico | Black holes (Astronomy) |
| ISBN |
1-280-66981-0
9786613646743 981-4374-77-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779012303321 |
| Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fluid flows to black holes : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble
| Fluid flows to black holes : a tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary / / editors, D.J. Saikia, Virginia Trimble |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.8875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SaikiaD. J
TrimbleVirginia ChandrasekharS |
| Soggetto topico | Black holes (Astronomy) |
| ISBN |
1-280-66981-0
9786613646743 981-4374-77-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815158503321 |
| Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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