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Extreme explosions

supernovae, hypernovae, magnetars, and other unusual cosmic blasts

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An edition of Extreme Explosions (2013)

Extreme explosions

supernovae, hypernovae, magnetars, and other unusual cosmic blasts

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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 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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Springer
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English
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369

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Astronomy, Supernovae, Stars, Evolution, Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology Astronomy, Popular Science in Astronomy, Particle and Nuclear Physics
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Extreme explosions: supernovae, hypernovae, magnetars, and other unusual cosmic blasts
2014, Springer
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Extreme Explosions: Supernovae, Hypernovae, Magnetars, and Other Unusual Cosmic Blasts
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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York
Series
Astronomers' universe, Astronomers' universe
Other Titles
Supernovae, hypernovae, magnetars, and other unusual cosmic blasts
Copyright Date
2014

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Dewey Decimal Class
523.84465
Library of Congress
QB843.S95 S745 2014, QC1-75, QB1-991, QB460-466, QB980-991

The Physical Object

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xiii, 369 pages
Number of pages
369

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OL31013991M
Internet Archive
extremeexplosion0000stev
ISBN 10
146148135X, 1461481368
ISBN 13
9781461481355, 9781461481362
LCCN
2013945391
OCLC/WorldCat
861227679

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