{"product_id":"radiative-transfer-paperback","title":"Radiative Transfer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadiative Transfer\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive work in the field. It provides workers and students in physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and atmospheric studies with the foundation for the analysis of stellar atmospheres, planetary illumination, and sky radiation. Though radiative transfer has been investigated chiefly as a phenomenon of astrophysics, in recent years it has attracted the attentions of physicists as well, since essentially the same problems arise in the theory of diffusion of neutrons. -- Morton D. Hall, Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003eChandrasekhar presents the subject of radiative transfer in plane-parallel atmosphere as a branch of mathematical physics, with its own characteristic methods and techniques. He begins with a formulation and analysis of fundamental problems. It is shown how allowance can be made for the polarization of the radiation field by using a set of parameters first introduced by Stokes. Successive chapters deal with transfer problems in semi-infinite and finite atmosphere; Rayleigh scattering; the radiative equilibrium of a stellar atmosphere; and related astrophysical and mathematical problems. The mathematical methods employed are extremely powerful, and by means of them it has been possible to handle problems which could not be treated previously, such as the scattering of polarized light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian-born astrophysicist S. Chandrasekhar (1910-95) was a Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago and a co-recipient of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics. NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory is named for him (\u003ci\u003echandra\u003c\/i\u003e also means moon or luminous in Sanskrit). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar: A Shining Star\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe great Indian astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his work on the later evolutionary stages of massive stars, was not only the author of several books reprinted by Dover over many years, but a frequent and highly valued reviewer of titles in his field during the 1970s and 1980s. Chandrasekhar's books, published by Dover, are: \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the Theory of Stellar Structure, \u003c\/i\u003e 1967; \u003ci\u003eHydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability, \u003c\/i\u003e 1981; \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Stellar Dynamics, \u003c\/i\u003e 2005; \u003ci\u003eEllipsoidal Figures of Equilibrium, \u003c\/i\u003e 1987; and \u003ci\u003eRadiative Transfer, \u003c\/i\u003e 1960. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those concerned with the distant future ― the really distant future ― Chandrasekhar's name will always be associated with the Chandrasekhar Limit, the figure of 1.44 solar masses, the minimal mass above which a dying star will collapse into a black hole following a supernova. People on Earth need not be bothered anticipating such drama: for us, when the sun dies, the lights will just go out. In astrophysical terms, our sun will at that point be a stable white dwarf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Acclaim for Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar: \u003cbr\u003eAny new fact or insight that I may have found has not seemed to me as a 'discovery' of mine, but rather something that had always been there and that I had chanced to pick up. I discovered true mathematical elegance from Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. ― Carl Sagan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.41 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176245661831,"sku":"9780486605906","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ccd58eb5041228fa2c47800fc632c0d5.webp?v=1733388186","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/radiative-transfer-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}