Title Extreme explosions : supernovae, hypernovae, magnetars, and other unusual cosmic blasts / David S. Stevenson

Published New York : Springer, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 369 pages) : illustrations (some in color) Series Astronomers' universe, 1614-659X Astronomers' universe, 1614-659X Contents Part I: An Overview of Stellar Evolution -- Part II: A Walk Across the Rooftops -- Part III: Thermonuclear Supernovae -- Part IV: In Flagrante Delicto 880-01 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 880-01/(S Machine generated contents note: pt. I Overview of Stellar Evolution -- 1. Biology of Supernovae -- Introduction -- Spectra: Chemical Portraits of Stars -- Photometry: Behavioral Studies of Stellar Death -- HR Diagram -- Power Sources of Nuclear Reactions in Stars -- Chemical Composition of Stars -- Stellar Structure -- Rotation and Angular Momentum -- Effects of Magnetism -- Biology of Supernovae -- Supernova Taxonomy -- Basic Identifying Features -- Conclusions -- 2. Anatomy of Stellar Life and Death -- Initial Conditions -- Life of a Star -- Main Sequence -- β-Cephei Variables -- Neutron Star -- Fate of the Surrounding Star -- Formation of Supernova Remnants -- Messages From a Retreating Front -- Conclusions -- pt. II Walk Across the Rooftops -- 3. Stellar Evolution at the Summit of the Main Sequence -- Introduction -- Looking Deeper into the Controversy -- Problem with Wolves -- Humphrey-Davidson Limit -- Luminous and Violent Blue Variables -- Evolutionary Paths of the Most Massive Stars -- Type IIn Supernovae -- Explaining Type IIn Properties -- Catching the Wave -- From Imposter to Supernova -- Direct Detonation of LBVs -- Slow Blow: The Case of Supernova SN 2008iy -- Impact of Collisions (No Pun Intended!) -- Conclusions -- 4. Collapsars, Hypernovae and Long Gamma Ray Bursts -- Introduction -- From Star Wars to Star Death -- Beppo-SAX to the Rescue -- Of Fireballs and Jets -- Best Fit: The Collapsar Model -- Hypernovae and Hyperbolae -- Reconstructing the Supernova-GRB Connection -- Supernova: Or Supranova-- XRFs and Type Ibc Supernovae -- SN 2010jp: The First Jet-Powered Type II Supernova -- Conclusions -- 5. Death by Fallback -- Introduction -- Mystery of Cygnus X-1 -- Controversial Supernovae -- Populations -- Conclusions -- 6. Formation of Massive Stars by Collision and Their Fate -- Introduction -- Lack of Interpersonal Skills: Harassment and Scandal -- Conclusions -- 7. Electron-Capture Supernovae -- Introduction -- Supernova or Imposter-- Troubling Fates of Intermediate Mass Stars -- Limiting Factors -- Post Main Sequence Evolution -- Cassino da Urea -- Many Roads Lead to Rome -- Did the Progenitor of SN 2008S Spend Too Much Time at the Roulette Table-- SN 2009md: A Faint Type IIP Supernova with a Troubling Origin -- Coda from the Distant Past: Type I.5 Supernovae -- Conclusion -- 8. Ultra-luminous Type IIn Supernovae -- Introduction -- Taking the Pulse -- Lethal Pulse: SN 2006gy and 2006tf as Pulsational Pair-Instability Supernovae -- SN 2008es: An Ultra-Luminous Type II-L Supernova -- Deadly Couple Embrace: Was SN 2007bi the First Pair Instability Supernova-- Was Pair Instability a Common Cause of Death in the Early Universe-- Conclusion -- 9. Magnetar Model for Ultra-Luminous Supernovae -- Introduction -- Magnetar Model -- SN 2006aj and the X-ray Flashes -- Conclusions -- 10. Mysterious SN 2005ap and Luminous Blue Flashes -- Introduction -- SN 2005ap -- Arrival of the White Knights -- PPI Model -- Magnetar Model -- Buried GRB Model -- Are These Blue Explosions Pair-Instability Events-- Pan-STARRS Events -- Can We Tie Up All the Loose Ends-- Conclusions -- pt. III Thermonuclear Supernovae -- 11. Hypotheses and an Oxymoron -- Introduction -- What Astronomers Know -- What Astronomers Think They Know -- What Astronomers Don't Know -- Mechanisms and Scenarios -- Single-Degenerate Scenario -- More Problems -- Precious Few -- Double-Degenerate Models -- Explosion -- SN 2011fe: A Defining Type Ia Supernova -- Conclusions -- 12. Are there Super-Chandrasekhar Supernovae-- Introduction -- Type Ia Supernovae: A Reprise -- SN 1991T -- SN 2003fg: Too Bright for Its Own Good-- Loneliness in a Crowd -- Conclusions -- 13. Good, the Bad and the Ugly Thermonuclear Supernovae -- Introduction -- R Corona Borealis: Born Again Stars -- Mergers of More Massive White Dwarf Stars -- AM CVn Systems -- Type .Ia Supernovae: Descendents of AM CVn Binaries-- Record Breaking Type .Ia Supernova or Something Else-- Do Some Type Ia Supernovae Explode Without Detonation-- SN 2008ha: A Cousin of SN 2005hk-- PTF 09dav: Something Else-- SN 2005E: Lex Parsimoniae -- Conclusions -- pt. IV In Flagrante Delicto -- 14. Mysterious Case of V838 Monocerotis and the Red Novae -- Introduction -- V838 Moncerotis -- V4332 Sagittarii -- Stellar Merger Caught in the Act -- M85's Red Nova -- Case of the Optical Transient NGC 300 OT -- Once Red, Now Blue -- What Do These Collisions Tell Us About Stellar Eruptions-- Great Eruption of Eta Carinae: A Reprise -- Conclusions -- 15. Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Introduction -- Type IIa-- What Might the New Scheme Be Based Upon-- Conclusions Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 9, 2013) Subject Supernovae. Stars -- Evolution. SCIENCE -- Astronomy. Physique. Astronomie. Stars -- Evolution Supernovae Form Electronic book ISBN 9781461481362 1461481368 146148135X 9781461481355

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