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Selected Papers, v. 7 - The Non-radical Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity and Other Writings (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
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Selected Papers, v. 7 - The Non-radical Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity and Other Writings (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
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In these selections readers are treated to a rare opportunity to
see the
world through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most
brilliant
and sensitive scientists. Conceived by Chandrasekhar as a
supplement to
his "Selected Papers," this volume begins with eight papers he
wrote with Valeria Ferrari on the non-radial oscillations of stars.
It
then explores some of the themes addressed in "Truth and Beauty,"
with meditations on the aesthetics of science and the world it
examines.
Highlights include: "The Series Paintings of Claude Monet and the
Landscape of General Relativity," "The Perception of Beauty and the
Pursuit of Science," "On Reading Newton's "Principia" at Age Past
Eighty," and personal recollections of Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal
Nehru,
and others.
"Selected Papers, Volume 7" paints a picture of Chandra's universe,
filled with stars and galaxies, but with space for poetics,
paintings,
and politics.
The late S. Chandrasekhar was best known for his discovery of the
upper
limit to the mass of a white dwarf star, for which he received the
Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1983. He was the author of many books,
including
"The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes" and, most recently,
"Newton's Principia for the Common Reader,"
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