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Targeting advanced students of astronomy and physics, as well as astronomers and physicists contemplating research on supernovae or related fields, David Branch and J. Craig Wheeler offer a modern account of the nature, causes and consequences of supernovae, as well as of issues that remain to be resolved.Owing especially to (1) the appearance of supernova 1987A in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud, (2) the spectacularly successful use of supernovae as distance indicators for cosmology, (3) the association of some supernovae with the enigmatic cosmic gamma-ray bursts, and (4) the discovery of a class of superluminous supernovae, the pace of supernova research has been increasing sharply. This monograph serves as a broad survey of modern supernova research and a guide to the current literature.The book’s emphasis is on the explosive phases of supernovae. Part 1 is devoted to a survey of the kinds of observations that inform us about supernovae, some basic interpretations of such data, and an overview of the evolution of stars that brings them to an explosive endpoint. Part 2 goes into more detail on core-collapse and superluminous events: which kinds of stars produce them, and how do they do it? Part 3 is concerned with the stellar progenitors and explosion mechanisms of thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernovae. Part 4 is about consequences of supernovae and some applications to astrophysics and cosmology. References are provided in sufficient number to help the reader enter the literature.

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⭐The explosion of a star is one of the most awe-inpiring phenomena ofnature. Long regarded as mainly relevant to the chemical evolution ofgalaxies, supernovae take us directly into the fascinating world oflate-stages of the evolution of massive stars and the dynamics ofclose-binary star interactions. Most recently, supernovae have played amajor role in cosmological studies and the discovery of the universalacceleration.”Supernova Explosions” is a very readable and up-to-date summary ofwhat we know about the nature of supernovae, such as how stars explode,how compact remnants form, and what spectroscopic, photometric, andpolarimetric observations of supernovae tell us about the likelyprogenitors, the character of the explosion (spherical versusasymmetric), and the nature of the interactions between the supernovaejecta and any circumstellar material that may have existed in thevicinity of the explosion. The host galaxies of the different kinds ofsupernovae, as well as the nature of supernova remnants (includingthose related to historical Galactic supernovae) are also discussed.The treatment of the subject is very thorough, which is no mean featgiven the vast literature that has accompanied supernova research thepast 3 decades.An important aspect of the book is that it brings attention to thecharacteristics of all the different classes and subclasses ofsupernovae that have been recognized in recent years. While at one timethere were only two classes, Type I and Type II, supernovae known, thebook describes nearly a dozen subclasses whose characteristics aretraced to progenitor properties and the impact of circumstellarmaterial, some or all of which may have come from the progenitor staritself.Another important aspect of the book is that it highlights how thestudy of supernovae is a very accessible science. While the book ismainly intended for reseachers and advanced astronomy and physicsstudents, the contribution of amateur observers, such as the inimitableReverend Robert S. Evans, to the discovery of supernovae iswell-acknowledged. Also, the book demonstrates the importance ofgetting well-sampled light curves of any supernova, a task which canoften be accomplished with small campus observatories for relativelynearby supernovae.In summary, “Supernova Explosions” is an excellent book and should beon the shelf of any who observe, search for, research, or have even acasual interest in supernovae.

⭐A clear and well written description of the field of supernova research by two astronomers. Covers nearly all aspects of observational data and theoretical explosion models for all supernova sub-types and gives unbiased summaries at the end of each chapter. An excellent source book for advanced astronomy undergraduate, graduate students, and active researchers in supernovae and related fields.

⭐I had questions and this book had the answers I was looking for. What more could you ask?

⭐Nella miriade di articoli e ricerche finalmente arriva il testo che fa ordine e rende accessibile al popolo dei cultori della materia la ricerca degli ultimi 15 anni sulle supernove.

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