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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer,
2004.
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| 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.