Cosmic explosions in three dimensions : asymmetries in supernovae and gamma-ray bursts / edited by Peter Höflich, Pawan Kumar, J. Craig Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Höflich, Peter, 1958- editor.

Kumar, Pawan, editor.

Wheeler, J. Craig, editor.

Series:

Cambridge contemporary astrophysics.

Cambridge contemporary astrophysics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Supernovae.

Gamma ray bursts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 383 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Supernovae and gamma-ray bursts are the strongest explosions in the Universe. Observations show that, rather than being symmetrical, they are driven by strong jets of energy and other asymmetrical effects. These observations demand theories and computations that challenge the biggest computers. Originally published in 2004, this volume marked the transition to a fresh paradigm in the study of stellar explosions. It highlights the burgeoning era of routine supernova polarimetry and the insights into core collapse and thermonuclear explosions. With chapters by leading scientists, the book summarises the status of a fresh perspective on stellar explosions and should be a valuable resource for graduate students and research scientists.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 3-D explosions: a meditation on rotation (and magnetic fields); 2 Supernova explosions: lessons from spectropolarimetry; 3 Spectropolarimetric observations of supernovae; 4 Observed and physical properties of Type II plateau supernovae; 5 SN 1997B and the different types of type Ic supernovae; 6 Near-infrared spectroscopy of stripped-envelope supernovae; 7 Morphology of supernova remnants; 8 The evolution of supernovae in the winds of massive stars; 9 Types for the galactic supernovae

10 Semi-Steady burning evolutionary sequences for CAL 83 and CAL 87: Super Soft X-ray binaries are supernova la Progenitors11 Type Ia progenitors: effects of spin-up of white dwarfs; 12 Terrestrial combustion: feedback to the stars; 13 Non-spherical delayed detonations; 14 Numerical simulations of Type Ia supernovae: deflagrations and detonations; 15 Type Ia supernovae: spectroscopic surprises; 16 Asphericity effects in supernovae; 17 Broad lightcurve SNe Ia: asymmetry or something else?; 18 Synthetic spectrum methods for three-dimensional supernova models

19 A hole in Ia? Spectroscopic and polarimetric signatures of SN Ia asymmetry due to a companion star20 Hunting for the signatures of 3-D explosions with 1-D synthetic spectra; 21 On variations in the peak luminosities of Type Ia supernovae; 22 Rotation in core collapse progenitors: single and binary stars; 23 Large scale convection and the convective supernova mechanism; 24 Topics in core-collapse supernova theory; 25 MHD supernova jets: the missing link; 26 Effects of super-strong magnetic fields in a core collapse supernova

27 Non-radial instability of stalled accretion shocks: advective-acoustic cycle28 Asymmetry effects in hypernovae; 29 Stellar abundances: the r-process and supernovae; 30 Supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula interactions; 31 X-ray signatures of supernovae; 32 Neutron star kicks and supernova asymmetry; 33 Triggers of magnetar outbursts; 34 Turbulent MHD jet collimation and thermal driving; 35 The interplay between nuclear electron capture and fluid dynamics in core collapse supernovae; 36 GRB 021004 and Gamma-Ray Burst distances

37 Gamma-Ray Bursts as a laboratory for the study of Type Ic supernovae38 The diversity of cosmic explosions: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Type Ib/c supernovae; 39 A GRB simulation using 3-D relativistic hydrodynamics; 40 The first direct supernova/GRB connection: GRB 030329 / SN 2003dh; 41 Gamma-Ray Burst environment and energetics; 42 Three-dimensional explosions

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-107-16356-0

1-280-74973-3

9786610749737

0-511-26497-6

0-511-26569-7

0-511-26340-6

0-511-31740-9

0-511-53623-2

0-511-26421-6

OCLC:

171140334