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Supernovae: A Survey of Current Research

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Cambridge, U.K., June 29–July 10, 1981

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Martin J. Rees

    1. Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK

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  2. Ray J. Stoneham

    1. Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 90)

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Table of contents (35 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. An Optimist’s Guide to Supernovae

    1. An Optimist’s Guide to Supernovae

      • Robert P. Kirshner
      Pages 1-12

  3. Models for core collapse and the explosion mechanism

    1. The Fate of Massive Stars: Collapse, Bounce and Shock Formation

      • G. E. Brown
      Pages 13-33

    2. Supernova Shocks and Neutrino Diffusion

      • H. A. Bethe
      Pages 35-52

    3. Supernovae for Pedestrians

      • Amos Yahil, James M. Lattimer
      Pages 53-70

    4. Shock Stagnation and Neutrino Losses in Stellar Collapse

      • T. J. Mazurek, J. Cooperstein, S. Kahana
      Pages 71-77

    5. Theoretical Models for Supernovae

      • S. E. Woosley, Thomas A. Weaver
      Pages 79-122

    6. Computer Simulations of Stellar Collapse and Supernovae Explosions: Non-Rotating and Rotating Models

      • Wolfgang Hillebrandt
      Pages 123-155

    7. Gravitational Radiation from Collapsing Rotating Stellar Cores

      • E. Müller
      Pages 157-166

    8. Theoretical Models of Type I Supernovae

      • J. Craig Wheeler
      Pages 167-203

    9. The Origin of the Crab Nebula and Electron Capture Supernova of 8–10 MƟ Stars

      • Ken’ichi Nomoto
      Pages 205-213

    10. Carbon-Oxygen White Dwarf Presupernova Models

      • R. Canal, J. Isern, J. Labay
      Pages 215-220

  4. Light curves and their interpretation

    1. The Nature of Supernovae as Determined from Their Light Curves

      • W. David Arnett
      Pages 221-251

    2. Type II Supernovae Photospheres and Distances

      • Robert V. Wagoner
      Pages 253-266

    3. Type I Supernovae — Observational Constraints

      • David Branch
      Pages 267-279

    4. Radio Supernovae

      • K. W. Weiler, R. A. Sramek, J. M. van der Hulst, N. Panagia
      Pages 281-291

  5. Very Massive Objects

    1. Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in Population III Stars

      • W. W. Ober, M. F. El Eid, K. J. Fricke
      Pages 293-301

    2. The Boundary between Explosion and Collapse in Very Massive Objects

      • J. R. Bond, W. D. Arnett, B. J. Carr
      Pages 303-311

    3. Pregalactic Very Massive Objects and Their Cosmological Consequences

      • B. J. Carr, W. D. Arnett, J. R. Bond
      Pages 313-318

  6. Supernova search strategies

    1. Automated Supernova Search

      • Stirling A. Colgate
      Pages 319-323
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About this book

The theme of the conference held at the Institute of Astronomy in the summer of 1981 was 'Supernovae'. The topic was interpreted very broadly: observations in all wavebands were discussed, along with theories for the explosion mechanism and the light curves; there were papers on supernova remnants and pulsar statistics; other sessions dealt with the use of new techniques for improving supernova searches, and with the importance of supernovae for cosmogonic and cosmological studies. This book contains texts based on all the main review lectures, together with a number of shorter papers which describe new results presented at the conference. The Scientific Organising Committee, responsible for arranging the programme, consisted of J. Audouze, G. B. Brown, J. Danziger, F. Pacini, M. J. Rees (Chairman) and J. W. Truran. The conference was well attended, with over 100 visitors to Cambridge as well as many local participants. We are grateful to all those who helped with the practical organisation of the meeting, especially Dr Michael Ingham (Secretary of the Institute of Astronomy) and Mrs Norah Tate. We thank all the authors of the papers in this volume for the trouble they took in preparing written versions of their excellent lectures, and for the efforts they made to meet our ' final' deadl ine: we wish especially to thank Drs W. O. Arnett and J. M. Lattimer for help with the edi torial work.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK

    Martin J. Rees, Ray J. Stoneham

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Supernovae: A Survey of Current Research

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Cambridge, U.K., June 29–July 10, 1981

  • Editors: Martin J. Rees, Ray J. Stoneham

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7876-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1442-8Due: 30 June 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7878-2Published: 14 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7876-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 590

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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