Government of IndiaaGlimpses of cosmic menagerie through S. Chandrasekhar's eyes
Author: Gupta, Patrick Das
Keywords: Astrophysicists
Chandrasekhar, S. -- (Subrahmanyan), -- 1910-1995
Issue Date: 2011-07
Publisher: National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata
Description: This article provides an exposition to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's seminal contributions to wide ranging topics in astrophysics - from white dwarf mass limit to blackholes and gravitational waves, in the light of observational astronomy. Most of the results obtained by Chandrasekhar led to far reaching consequences in astrophysics, many of them experimentally validated.
Description: Includes bibliographical references.
Source: National Council of Science Museums
Type: Article
Received From: National Council of Science Museums
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Gupta, Patrick Das |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-15T09:31:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-15T09:31:35Z |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-07 |
| dc.description.abstract | This article provides an exposition to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's seminal contributions to wide ranging topics in astrophysics - from white dwarf mass limit to blackholes and gravitational waves, in the light of observational astronomy. Most of the results obtained by Chandrasekhar led to far reaching consequences in astrophysics, many of them experimentally validated. |
| dc.source | National Council of Science Museums |
| dc.format.extent | 128-133p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Astrophysicists Chandrasekhar, S. -- (Subrahmanyan), -- 1910-1995 |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 2 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Gupta, Patrick Das |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-15T09:31:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-15T09:31:35Z |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-07 |
| dc.description.abstract | This article provides an exposition to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's seminal contributions to wide ranging topics in astrophysics - from white dwarf mass limit to blackholes and gravitational waves, in the light of observational astronomy. Most of the results obtained by Chandrasekhar led to far reaching consequences in astrophysics, many of them experimentally validated. |
| dc.source | National Council of Science Museums |
| dc.format.extent | 128-133p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Astrophysicists Chandrasekhar, S. -- (Subrahmanyan), -- 1910-1995 |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 2 |
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