{"product_id":"can-stars-find-peace-9788173717420","title":"Can Stars Find Peace?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): G Srinivasan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat will happen to a star when its supply of nuclear energy is exhausted? Will it collapse to a point and disappear from this Universe? Or, is there a new twist to the story? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, the second volume of the series ‘\u003cstrong\u003eThe Present Revolution in Astronomy\u003c\/strong\u003e’ authored by G Srinivasan, the story of the life history of the stars is narrated in a lucid manner, with the necessary physics background developed in a systematic fashion. The first part deals with the great developments of the 1930s. This includes the great discovery by Chandrasekhar and the subsequent prediction of supernovae, neutron stars and black holes. The second part of the book is devoted to a discussion of the modern perspective of stellar evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0pc\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI know of no other book on the evolution of stars of a similar scope and breadth that is so accessible for undergraduate students.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp align=\"right\" style=\"margin-top:0pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE P J van den Heuvel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Professor of Astrophysics\u003cbr\u003e University of Amsterdam, The Netherland\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"gsrinivasantalk.asp\" title=\"Maps of Time: Ganesan Srinivasan at THiNK 2012\" target=\"_new\"\u003e Listen to author's talk on Youtube\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616479797399,"sku":"9788173717420","price":560.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788173717420.webp?v=1769294902","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/can-stars-find-peace-9788173717420","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}