| RefNo | EC/1977/22 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XX, 67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Mestel, Leon: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1972 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for his work on the theory of white dwarf stars; on convection currents and mixing in stars; on stellar hydromagnetics, including the reaction of rotation on the observed surface magnetic fields and the braking of rotation caused by stellar winds; and on anisotropic collapse of gas clouds during star formation, and the accompanying interaction between compressed galactic magnetic fields and the rotation of protostars. More recently, by extending similar consideration into the relativistic domain, he has contributed towards an understanding of the envelope surrounding pulsars. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4593 | Mestel; Leon (1927 - 2017) | 1927 - 2017 |