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   Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar FRS (/ ˌ tʃ æ n d r ə ˈ ʃ eɪ k ər /; 19 October 1910 – 21 August 1995) was an Indian-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to understanding of stellar evolution, black holes, and the structure of stars.

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   Apr 30, 2024 · Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (born October 19, 1910, Lahore, India [now in Pakistan]—died August 21, 1995, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was an Indian-born American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory on the later evolutionary stages of massive ...

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Indian-American astrophysicist who discovered the limit of white dwarf stars and won the Nobel prize in 1983. Find out how NASA's X-ray observatory was named after him and explore his key papers on dense matter and relativity.

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   Who is Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar?

   • Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995) worked on the origins, structure, and dynamics of stars and earned a prominent place in the annals of science. The Nobel Prize -winning physicist's most celebrated work concerns the radiation of energy from stars, particularly the dying fragments known as white dwarf stars.

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   How many books did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar write?

   • Chandra published ten books and served as the editor of the prominent Astrophysical Journal for nineteen years. In 1999, four years after his death in August of 1995, NASA launched Chandra, a x-ray observatory named in honor of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

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   What is Chandrasekhar limit?

   • Early in his career he demonstrated that there is an upper limit — now called the Chandrasekhar limit — to the mass of a white dwarf star. A white dwarf is the last stage in the evolution of a star such as the Sun. When the nuclear energy source in the center of a star such as the Sun is exhausted, it collapses to form a white dwarf.

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   Who is S Chandrasekhar?

   • S. Chandrasekhar: Man of Science. Harpercollins. ASIN B00C3EWIME. Alic, Kameshwar C (2011). Kameshwar, C Wali (ed.). A Scientific Autobiography: S Chandrasekhar. A Scientific Autobiography: S Chandrasekhar. Edited by K C Wali. Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Bibcode: 2010sasc.book.....W. doi: 10.1142/7686.

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   Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was one of the foremost astrophysicists of the twentieth century. He was one of the first scientists to couple the study of physics with the study of astronomy. Chandra proved that there was an upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf.

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   Jun 8, 2018 · A Nobel Laureate in physics, astrophysics, and applied mathematics, Chandrasekhar discovered the limiting mass of a star that could become a white dwarf. Learn about his life, career, and achievements in this comprehensive biography.

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   Aug 21, 1995 · 19 October 1910. Lahore, India (now Pakistan) Died. 21 August 1995. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Summary. Chandrasekhar was awarded the Physics Nobel prize for his theoretical work on the gravitational collapse of stars. View six larger pictures. Biography. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was known throughout his life as Chandra.

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   The Nobel Prize in Physics 1983 was divided equally between Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar "for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars" and William Alfred Fowler "for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical ...

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