Dramatic advances in ground-based and space astronomy, together with serendipitous observations of Supernova 1987a, have made the study of supernovae and supernova remnants one of the most active and rewarding fields in astrophysics. To take stock of these exciting developments and to give focus to future research, the International Astronomical Union held a colloquium in Xian, China, for the world's leading experts and this volume gathers together their articles. The articles summarize our knowledge of Supernova 1987a and give the first results on S\pernova 1993j. They not only demonstrate the latest techniques for interpreting spectra and light curves of supernovae, but show how they can be applied to measuring the cosmic distance scale. They also cover recent advances in theories for type I and type II supernovae, and observations and interpretations of supernova remnants. Two appendices provide a unique reference of newly discovered supernovae and supernova remnants. Together these forty review articles provide an up-to-date and wide-ranging review of our understanding of supernovae and supernova remnants.
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Dramatic advances in ground-based and space astronomy, together with observations of the serendipitous supernova 1987A, have led to the study of supernovae and supernovae becoming one of the most active and rewarding fields in today's astrophysics. To take stock of these exciting developments and to give focus to future research, the International Astronomical Union held a colloquium in Xian, China, for the world's leading experts and this volume gathers together their articles. The articles summarise our knowledge of supernova 1987A and give the first results on supernova 1993J. They not only demonstrate the latest techniques for interpreting spectra and light curves of supernovae, but show how they can be applied to measuring the cosmic distance scale. They also cover recent advances in theories for type I and type II supernovae, and observations and interpretations of supernova remnants. Two appendices provide a unique reference of newly discovered supernovae and supernova remnants. Together these forty review articles provide an up-to-date and wide-ranging review of our understanding of supernovae and supernova remnants for graduate students and researchers.
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Extragalactic supernova rates are reviewed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nebular loops, carbon detonation model, uvoir flux, high mass models, surface brightness remnants, low mass models, oxygen burning shell, bolometric light curve, nickel mixing, standing accretion shock, radio supernovae, neutrino sphere, helium detonation, circumstellar ring, nickel bubble, nebular spectrum, dust luminosity, radio light curves, protoneutron star, presupernova models, delayed detonation models, nebular phase, presupernova star, circumstellar interaction, other supernovae Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cygnus Loop, Van Dyk, New York, Napoleon's Hat, Adam Burrows, Southern Observatory, Soviet Ast, Monte Carlo, Santa Cruz, Alvio Renzini, Della Valle, Hubble Space Telescope, Les Houches, Sidney Van Den Bergh, David Arnett, Light Curves of Supernovae, Magellanic Clouds, Nuclear Weak Processes, Simulations of Supernovae, Springer Verlag, World Scientific, Eli Livne, Elsevier Sci, Large Magellanic Cloud, Lecture Notes New!
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nebular loops, carbon detonation model, uvoir flux, high mass models, surface brightness remnants, low mass models, oxygen burning shell, bolometric light curve, nickel mixing, standing accretion shock, radio supernovae, neutrino sphere, helium detonation, circumstellar ring, nickel bubble, nebular spectrum, dust luminosity, radio light curves, protoneutron star, presupernova models, delayed detonation models, nebular phase, presupernova star, circumstellar interaction, other supernovae Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cygnus Loop, Van Dyk, New York, Napoleon's Hat, Adam Burrows, Southern Observatory, Soviet Ast, Monte Carlo, Santa Cruz, Alvio Renzini, Della Valle, Hubble Space Telescope, Les Houches, Sidney Van Den Bergh, David Arnett, Light Curves of Supernovae, Magellanic Clouds, Nuclear Weak Processes, Simulations of Supernovae, Springer Verlag, World Scientific, Eli Livne, Elsevier Sci, Large Magellanic Cloud, Lecture Notes New!
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- Gamma-Ray Line Astrophysics (AIP Conference Proceedings) by Durouchoux on page 75, page 90, and page 222
- The Historical Supernovae (Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies) by David H. Clark on page 8, and page 331
- Origin and Evolution of the Elements by Nikos Prantzos on page 39, and page 75
- The Symbiotic Stars (Cambridge Astrophysics) by S. J. Kenyon on page 84
- Supernovae As Distance Indicators (Lecture Notes in Physics) by N. Bartel on page 27
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