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  Lot 68
 

Chandrasekhar Subrahmanyan, Collection of Journals and Articles

Comprising of the following bound journals,

1 – The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 11, January 1931, No.68, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: XLVIII. The Density of White Dwarf Stars [p.592 – p.596] - part of the work that led Chandrasekhar to establish the Chandrasekhar limit of 1,4 M☉ (solar mases). The Chandrasekhar limit is named after the Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who first proposed the idea in 1931. In this work Chandrasekar states that the density of the white dwarf stars is reconsidered from the point of view of the theory of the polytropic gas spheres, and gives for the mean density of white dwarf (under ideal conditions) the formula:

ρ = 2 . 162 x 106 x (M/☉)2.

The formula is derived on considerations which are a much nearer approximation to the conditions actually existent in a white dwarf than the previous calculations of Stoner based on uniform density distribution in the star and which gave for the limiting density the formula:

ρ = 3 . 977 x 106 x (M/☉)2.

NOTE: we have been unable to find a single copy of this journal having sold at auction in the last 10 years

2 – Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series A, Vol CXXV, November 1929 red fabric spine gilt text, orange marbled boards, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: The Compton scattering and the new statistics [p.231 – p.237]

3 - The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 9, January 1930, No.55, original wrappers, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: The ionization formula and the new statistics [p.292 – p299] and, On the probability method in the new statistics

4 – Nature, A Weekly Journal of Science, No.3424, Vol.135, Saturday June 15, 1935, Complete journal, original wrappers, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: Production of electron pairs and the theory of stelar structure [p.999]

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995) was an exceptionally talented astrophysicist, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 (with William A. Fowler). The most famous of his vast body of work is the Chandrasekhar limit, which describes the maximum mass a white dwarf star can hold, or the minimum mass required for the creation of a black hole. During his career Chandrasekhar published over 380 research papers and eleven books, covering such topics as Stellar Dynamics and themes of truth and beauty in science.


 

Comprising of the following bound journals,

1 – The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 11, January 1931, No.68, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: XLVIII. The Density of White Dwarf Stars [p.592 – p.596] - part of the work that led Chandrasekhar to establish the Chandrasekhar limit of 1,4 M☉ (solar mases). The Chandrasekhar limit is named after the Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who first proposed the idea in 1931. In this work Chandrasekar states that the density of the white dwarf stars is reconsidered from the point of view of the theory of the polytropic gas spheres, and gives for the mean density of white dwarf (under ideal conditions) the formula:

ρ = 2 . 162 x 106 x (M/☉)2.

The formula is derived on considerations which are a much nearer approximation to the conditions actually existent in a white dwarf than the previous calculations of Stoner based on uniform density distribution in the star and which gave for the limiting density the formula:

ρ = 3 . 977 x 106 x (M/☉)2.

NOTE: we have been unable to find a single copy of this journal having sold at auction in the last 10 years

2 – Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series A, Vol CXXV, November 1929 red fabric spine gilt text, orange marbled boards, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: The Compton scattering and the new statistics [p.231 – p.237]

3 - The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 9, January 1930, No.55, original wrappers, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: The ionization formula and the new statistics [p.292 – p299] and, On the probability method in the new statistics

4 – Nature, A Weekly Journal of Science, No.3424, Vol.135, Saturday June 15, 1935, Complete journal, original wrappers, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s paper: Production of electron pairs and the theory of stelar structure [p.999]

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995) was an exceptionally talented astrophysicist, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 (with William A. Fowler). The most famous of his vast body of work is the Chandrasekhar limit, which describes the maximum mass a white dwarf star can hold, or the minimum mass required for the creation of a black hole. During his career Chandrasekhar published over 380 research papers and eleven books, covering such topics as Stellar Dynamics and themes of truth and beauty in science.

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