Supernova explosions / David Branch, J. Craig Wheeler.
| Author/creator | Branch, David, 1942- author. |
| Other author | Wheeler, J. Craig, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Berlin, Germany : Springer Verlag, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | xix, 721 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Astronomy and astrophysics library, 0941-7834 Astronomy and astrophysics library. ^A511945 |
| Contents | Part I. Observational overview and general interpretations. 1. Overview ; 2. Search and discovery ; 3. Environments and rates of supernovae ; 4. Spectra ; 5. Light curves ; 6. Circumstellar interaction ; 7. Supernova remnants ; 8. Evolution to catastrophe -- Part II. Massive-star supernovae. 9. Core collapse ; 10. Pair-instability supernova models ; 11. Supernova 1987A ; 12. Type IIP supernovae ; 13. Type IIL supernovae ; 14. Type IIn supernovae ; 15. Type IIb supernovae ; 16. Type Ib supernovae ; 17. Type Ic supernovae ; 18. Superluminous supernovae -- Part III. Type Ia supernovae. 19. Degenerate carbon burning ; 20. Observational properties ; 21. Progenitors ; 22. Explosion models ; 23. Related explosions -- Part IV. Consequences, applications, and summary. 24. Consequences of supernovae ; 25. Applications of supernovae to other areas of astrophysics and physics ; 26. Summary and prospects. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 647-698) and index. |
| ISBN | 9783662550526 |
| ISBN | 3662550520 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QB843 .S95 B73 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |