A Quest for Perspectives: Selected Works of S. Chandrasekhar: With Commentary (Volume 2)

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
VI. Ellipsoidal Figures of Equilibrium......Page 10
The Virial Theorem in Hydromagnetics......Page 13
A General Variational Principle Governing the Radial and the Non-radial Oscillations of Gaseous Masses......Page 26
The Pulsations and the Dynamical Stability of Gaseous Masses in Uniform Rotation......Page 37
Some Elementary Applications of the Virial Theorem to Stellar Dynamics......Page 62
The Stability of a Rotating Liquid Drop......Page 75
VII. Relativistic Instabilities and Post-Newtonian Approximations......Page 102
The Dynamical Instability of Gaseous Masses Approaching the Schwarzschild Limit in General Relativity......Page 106
The Dynamical Instability of the White-Dwarf Configurations Approaching the Limiting Mass......Page 123
The Second Post-Newtonian Equations of Hydrodynamics in General Relativity......Page 126
The 2 1/2-Post-Newtonian Equations of Hydrodynamics and Radiation Reaction in General Relativity......Page 151
Post-Newtonian Methods and Conservation Laws......Page 184
The Stability of Relativistic Systems......Page 212
Criterion for the Instability of a Uniformly Rotating Configuration in General Relativity......Page 231
VIII. The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes; Colliding Waves......Page 236
On the Equations Governing the Perturbations of the Schwarzschild Black Hole......Page 240
The Quasi-normal Modes of the Schwarzschild Black Hole......Page 250
On the Equations Governing the Axisymmetric Perturbations of the Kerr Black Hole......Page 262
On the Equations Governing the Perturbations of the Reissner-Nordstrom Black Hole......Page 285
On the Nutku-Halil Solution for Colliding Impulsive Gravitational Waves......Page 298
On Colliding Waves in the Einstein-Maxwell Theory......Page 318
IX. The Nonradial Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity......Page 356
The Flux Integral for Axisymmetric Perturbations of Static Space-Times......Page 359
On the Non-radial Oscillations of a Star......Page 384
On the Non-radial Oscillations of a Star. IV: An Application of the Theory of Regge Poles......Page 417
On the Non-radial Oscillations of a Star. V: A Fully Relativistic Treatment of a Newtonian Star......Page 434
X. Miscellaneous Writings......Page 448
The Scientist......Page 452
The Case for Astronomy......Page 473
Astronomy in Science and in Human Culture......Page 479
Ellipsoidal Figures of Equilibrium - An Historical Account......Page 497
A Chapter in the Astrophysicist's View of the Universe......Page 512
Remarks on Enrico Fermi......Page 523
Shakespeare, Newton, and Beethoven or Patterns of Creativity......Page 526
Einstein and General Relativity - Historical Perspectives......Page 565
The Aesthetic Base of the General Theory of Relativity......Page 581
The General Theory of Relativity: Why "It Is Probably the Most Beautiful of All Existing Theories"......Page 612
The Pursuit of Knowledge......Page 621
The Perception of Beauty and the Pursuit of Science......Page 629
The Pursuit of Science: Its Motivations......Page 637
A Commentary on Dirac's Views on "The Excellence of General Relativity"......Page 646
The Increasing Role of General Relativity in Astronomy......Page 654
Why Are the Stars as They Are?......Page 669
Black Holes: The Why and the Wherefore......Page 683
How One May Explore the Physical Content of the General Theory of Relativity......Page 698
On Ramanujan......Page 723
Reminiscences and Discoveries: On Ramanujan's Bust......Page 727
On Reading Newton's Principia at Age Past Eighty......Page 732
Newton and Michelangelo......Page 738
On Stars, Their Evolution and Their Stability......Page 746
Publications by S. Chandrasekhar......Page 770