Stellar Collapse /

Supernovae, hypernovae and gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic explosions in the universe. The light from these outbursts is, for a brief time, comparable to billions of stars and can outshine the host galaxy within which the explosions reside. Most of the heavy elements in the universe ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fryer, Chris L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2004.
Series:Astrophysics and space science library ; 302.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Dedication
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Contributing Authors
  • Preface
  • Foreword.-I: Core-Collapse Supernovae
  • II: Asymmetries in Collapse, Beyond the Basic Supernova Mechanism
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Index.