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Supernova Explosions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Supernova Explosions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
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Targeting advanced students of astronomy and physics, as well as
astronomers and physicists contemplating research on supernovae or
related fields, David Branch and J. Craig Wheeler offer a modern
account of the nature, causes and consequences of supernovae, as
well as of issues that remain to be resolved. Owing especially to
(1) the appearance of supernova 1987A in the nearby Large
Magellanic Cloud, (2) the spectacularly successful use of
supernovae as distance indicators for cosmology, (3) the
association of some supernovae with the enigmatic cosmic gamma-ray
bursts, and (4) the discovery of a class of superluminous
supernovae, the pace of supernova research has been increasing
sharply. This monograph serves as a broad survey of modern
supernova research and a guide to the current literature. The
book's emphasis is on the explosive phases of supernovae. Part 1 is
devoted to a survey of the kinds of observations that inform us
about supernovae, some basic interpretations of such data, and an
overview of the evolution of stars that brings them to an explosive
endpoint. Part 2 goes into more detail on core-collapse and
superluminous events: which kinds of stars produce them, and how do
they do it? Part 3 is concerned with the stellar progenitors and
explosion mechanisms of thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernovae. Part 4
is about consequences of supernovae and some applications to
astrophysics and cosmology. References are provided in sufficient
number to help the reader enter the literature.
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