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Extreme explosions : supernovae, hypernovae, magnetars, and other unusual cosmic blasts / David S. Stevenson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Astronomers' universePublication details: New York : Springer, 2014.Description: xiii, 369 p. : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781461481355 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.84465 23 St847
Contents:
1. The biology of supernovae -- 2. The anatomy of stellar life and death -- 3. Stellar evolution at the summith of the main sequence -- 4. Collapsars, hypernovae and long gamma ray bursts -- 5. Death by fallback -- 6. The formation of massive stars by collision and their fate -- 7. Electron-capture supernovae -- 8. Ultra-iuminous type IIn supernovae -- 9. The magnetar model for ultra-luminous supernovae -- 10. The Mysterious SN 2005ap and Luminous -- 11. Hypotheses and an oxymoron -- 12. Are there Super-Chandrasekhar supernovae? -- 13. The Good, the bad and the ugly thermonuclear supernovae -- 14. The Mysterious case of V838 monocerotis and the red novae -- 15. Between scylla and charybdis -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: This book focuses on the extreme the most intense, brilliant and peculiar of astronomical explosions. It features highly significant observational finds that push the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics, particularly as before these objects were only predicted in theory. This book is for those who want the latest information and ideas about the most dramatic and unusual explosions detected by current supernova searches. It examines and explains cataclysmic and unusual events in stellar astrophysics and presents them in a non-mathematical but highly detailed way that non-professionals can understand and enjoy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The biology of supernovae --
2. The anatomy of stellar life and death --
3. Stellar evolution at the summith of the main sequence --
4. Collapsars, hypernovae and long gamma ray bursts --
5. Death by fallback --
6. The formation of massive stars by collision and their fate --
7. Electron-capture supernovae --
8. Ultra-iuminous type IIn supernovae --
9. The magnetar model for ultra-luminous supernovae --
10. The Mysterious SN 2005ap and Luminous --
11. Hypotheses and an oxymoron --
12. Are there Super-Chandrasekhar supernovae? --
13. The Good, the bad and the ugly thermonuclear supernovae --
14. The Mysterious case of V838 monocerotis and the red novae --
15. Between scylla and charybdis --
Glossary --
Index.

This book focuses on the extreme the most intense, brilliant and peculiar of astronomical explosions. It features highly significant observational finds that push the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics, particularly as before these objects were only predicted in theory. This book is for those who want the latest information and ideas about the most dramatic and unusual explosions detected by current supernova searches. It examines and explains cataclysmic and unusual events in stellar astrophysics and presents them in a non-mathematical but highly detailed way that non-professionals can understand and enjoy.

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