Selected Papers (Plasma Physics, Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability and Applications of the Tensor-virial Theorem) - S. Chandrasekhar - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226100968 - November 17, 1989
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S. Chandrasekhar
Selected Papers (Plasma Physics, Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability and Applications of the Tensor-virial Theorem) 1st edition

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This is the fourth of six volumes collecting significant papers of the distinguished astrophysicist and Nobel laureate S. Chandrasekhar. His work is notable for its breadth as well as for its brilliance; his practice has been to change his focus from time to time to pursue new areas of research. The result has been a prolific career full of discoveries and insights, some of which are only now being fully appreciated.

Chandrasekhar has selected papers that trace the development of his ideas and that present aspects of his work not fully covered in the books he has periodically published to summarize his research in each area.

Volume 4 has three parts. The first, on plasma physics, includes joint work with A. N. Kaufman and K. M. Watson on the stability of the pinch, as well as a paper on Chandrasekhar's own approach to the topic of adiabatic invariants. Part 2 includes work with specific scientific applications of hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability not covered in his monograph on the subject. The final part contains Chandrasekhar's papers on the scientific applications of the tensor-virial theorem, in which he restores to its proper place Riemann's neglected work with ellipsoidal figures.

600 pages, 5 halftones, figures tables; 5 halftones, figures tables

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Released November 17, 1989
ISBN13 9780226100968
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 600
Dimensions 183 × 248 × 246 mm   ·   1.12 kg
Language English  

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