S. Chandrasekhar

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist renowned for his work on the structure and evolution of stars. He developed the concept of the "Chandrasekhar limit," which is the maximum mass a white dwarf star can have before collapsing into a neutron star or black hole. His research provided fundamental insights into stellar deaths and compact objects, shaping modern astrophysics. Chandrasekhar received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his theoretical studies. His work helped us understand the life cycles of stars and the extreme states of matter in the universe.