PIRSA:08080073

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Burns, M. (2006). General Relativity 3 - Who's Who in the Story of Black Holes. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080073

Burns, Michael. General Relativity 3 - Who's Who in the Story of Black Holes. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 01, 2006, https://pirsa.org/08080073 

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  language = {en},
  title = {General Relativity 3 - Who{\textquoteright}s Who in the Story of Black Holes},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2006},
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Abstract

An introduction to a few of the major scientists who applied Einstein's ideas to better understand the life cycle of various stars.
Learning Outcomes:
• How Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar resolved the paradox of the white dwarf star, and how Walter Baade and Fritz Zwicky described the dynamics of neutron stars.
• Yakov Zel'dovich develops the nuclear chain reaction that is the engine that keeps stars burning.
• The roles Robert J. Oppenheimer , John Wheeler, and Roger Penrose played in moving the concept of a black hole from a object of pure theory to a physical object in the universe.

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