This man introduced the discrete ordinate method for radiative transfer and studied the magneto-rotational instability, described in his monograph Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability.
This man introduced the discrete ordinate method for radiative transfer and studied the magneto-rotational instability, described in his monograph Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability. He introduced his namesake potential energy tensor in the tensor virial theorem, and noted the dominant role played by the hydride ion in setting the opacity of the outer layers of stellar atmospheres. While traveling to study under Ralph Fowler, he carried out calculations using the relativistic equation of state for degenerate electrons which disagreed with Fowler's theory that all stars end up as white dwarves. FTP, name this astrophysicist who calculated an upper bound on white dwarf mass, his namesake limit.
This man introduced the discrete ordinate method for radiative transfer and studied the magneto-rotational instability, described in his monograph Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability.
Subrahmanyan {Chandrasekhar} (prompt on {Chandra}, his nickname)