Cosmic Explosions in Three Dimensions: Asymmetries in Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) - Softcover

 
9781107403116: Cosmic Explosions in Three Dimensions: Asymmetries in Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics)
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ISBN 10: 1107403111 ISBN 13: 9781107403116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Recent observations have demonstrated that supernovae and gamma ray bursts are driven by strong jets of energy and other asymmetrical effects that reveal unknown physical properties. This volume highlights the burgeoning era of routine supernova polarimetry and the new insights into core collapse and thermonuclear explosions. Chapters by leading scientists summarize the status of a rapidly developing perspective on stellar explosions in a valuable resource for graduate students and research scientists.

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Book Description

Recent observations have shown that supernovae and gamma ray bursts are driven by strong jets of energy and other asymmetrical effects that reveal previously unknown physical properties. This volume highlights the burgeoning era of routine supernova polarimetry and the new insights into core collapse and thermonuclear explosions. With chapters by leading scientists, the book summarises the status of a rapidly developing new perspective on stellar explosions, and is a valuable resource for graduate students and research scientists.

About the Author

Peter Hoflich is a Research Scientist at the University of Texas in Austin, where he mainly works on problems of radiation transport, non-LTE atmospheres, polarization, hydrodynamics and radiation hydrodynamics. Pawan Kumar is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin where he is a key member of the innovative UTeach science education program. He is an expert on helioseismology. J. Craig Wheeler is the Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin, and was Chair of the Astronomy Department from 1986 to 1990.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107403111
ISBN 13 
9781107403116
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
392
Editor
Höflich Peter, Kumar Pawan, Wheeler J. Craig

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