This Nobel-winning Indian physicist discovered how stars live, die while on ship voyage PNN & Agencies Updated: October 19th, 2024, 13:04 IST in Feature , Sci-Tech 0 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (Pic- IANS) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin New Delhi: In 1930, while en route to the UK to pursue a physics scholarship, a teenage Indian student solved a cosmic conundrum that had baffled the world’s leading physicists. Armed with only pen and paper, he tackled a problem that had even puzzled one of the foremost scientists of the time, with a prominent astronomer’s attempts only adding to the complexity. The issue was of the life — and death — of stars, and led to the development of the concept of black holes, long before their existence was confirmed by observation.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who would go on to become a prominent theoretical physicist and a Nobel Laureate, was among those involved in determining the fate of the celestial bodies across the universe — when their internal reactions come to a halt. Also Read Fee concession, cut-off relaxation: IITs undertake measures for reserved category students 21 hours ago India surpasses China to become largest two-wheeler market globally 21 hours ago The issue arose when Albert Einstein formulated his Theory of General Relativity, his geometric construct of the fundamental force of gravitation, refining Isaac Newton’s laws of gravity. However, he was not able to reconcile the fiel.