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Supernova Explosions

Astronomy and Astrophysics Library

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Germany
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Published: 10th Aug 2017
Dimensions: w 150mm h 235mm d 45mm
Weight: 1215g
ISBN-10: 3662550520
ISBN-13: 9783662550526
Barcode No: 9783662550526
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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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The authors received the Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for 2019 from the American Astronomical Society (AAS)


"This book aims to be a resource for those working in the field of supernovae ... the text covers all the basics in fairly good depth, providing ample citations for readers wishing to delve deeper. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals." (D. J. Van Domelen, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018)