Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary
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| Other authors / contributors: | Saikia, D. J.
Trimble, Virginia.
Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910-1995.
Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium (2010 : University of Chicago)
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| ISBN: | 9789814374774
9814374776
1280669810
9781280669811
9789814374767
9814374768
9786613646743
6613646741
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| Notes: | " ... 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 by other distinguished astrophysicists "--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | 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 by other distinguished astrophysicists. It provides a glimpse of some of the most exciting areas of modern astrophysics as a tribute to Prof Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary.
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| Other form: | Print version: Fluid flows to black holes. Singapore : World Scientific, ©2011 9789814374767
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