Extreme Explosions Supernovae, Hypernovae, Magnetars, and Other Unusual Cosmic Blasts
What happens at the end of the life of massive stars? At one time we thought all these stars followed similar evolutionary paths. However, new discoveries have shown that things are not quite that simple. This book focuses on the extreme –the most intense, brilliant and peculiar– of astronomical e...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Astronomers' Universe
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Evolution of Massive Stars
- The Top of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
- Collapsars, Hypernovae, and Long Gamma Ray Bursts
- Quiet supernovae, and Death by Fall-Back
- Luminous Blue Variables and Supernova 'Imposters'
- Death by Magnetar
- Pulsational Pair Instability and Pair Instability Supernovae
- Luminous Blue Flashes
- Population III Stars
- The Impact of Nuclear Reactions of Massive Stars on the Present Day Universe
- Red Novae and the Enigma of V838 Monocerotis