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スブラマニャン・チャンドラセカール 1910-1995 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1910-1995

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1995年8月21日、現代を代表する偉大な天体物理学者の一人、スブラマニアン・チャンドラセカール氏が逝去されました。チャンドラセカール氏は、数学的な精密さと物理学的な洞察力を融合させた、創造力豊かで多作な天才であり、その卓越した能力によって人類の恒星物理学に対する認識を大きく変えました。彼の最も有名な発見は、すべての恒星が白色矮星になるわけではなく、ある一定の質量（現在では「チャンドラセカール限界」として知られています）を超える質量を保持する恒星は、さらに崩壊していくというものでした。ブラックホールをはじめとする幅広い天体物理学分野に関する彼の詳細な数学論文や著書は、あらゆるレベルの研究において古典的な参考文献となっています。シカゴ大学出版局とロイター通信から追悼記事が入手可能で、追悼のメッセージを投稿するためのウェブページも開設されています。

原文（English）

On August 21, 1995 one of the greatest astrophysicists of modern times passed away. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was a creative, prolific genius whose ability to combine mathematical precision with physical insight changed humanity's view of stellar physics. His most famous discovery was that not all stars end up as white dwarf stars, but those retaining mass above a certain limit - today known as "Chandrasekhar's limit," undergo further collapse. His detailed mathematical papers and books on a wide variety of astrophysical subjects, including, for example, black holes, are classic references for research at every level. Obituaries are available from the University of Chicago Press and Reuters News Service, and a WWW page has been set-up to record personal memories.

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© 1989 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Explanation: On August 21, 1995 one of the greatest astrophysicists of modern times passed away. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was a creative, prolific genius whose ability to combine mathematical precision with physical insight changed humanity's view of stellar physics. His most famous discovery was that not all stars end up as white dwarf stars, but those retaining mass above a certain limit - today known as "Chandrasekhar's limit," undergo further collapse. His detailed mathematical papers and books on a wide variety of astrophysical subjects, including, for example, black holes, are classic references for research at every level. Obituaries are available from the University of Chicago Press and Reuters News Service, and a WWW page has been set-up to record personal memories. Tomorrow's picture: Hot Gas and Dark Matter | Chronological Archive | Subject Sorted Archive | Glossary | Educational Links Astronomy Picture of the Day (TM) is created and copyrighted in 1995 by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell who are solely responsible for its content. We are proud to acknowledge that an external review by Point Communications has rated Astronomy Picture of the Day in the top 5 percent of all World Wide Web sites. / APOD