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Cosmic Explosions in Three Dimensions

Cosmic Explosions in Three Dimensions

Cosmic Explosions in Three Dimensions

Asymmetries in Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts
Peter Höflich, University of Texas, Austin
Pawan Kumar, University of Texas, Austin
J. Craig Wheeler, University of Texas, Austin
January 2007
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    Recent observations have demonstrated that supernovae and gamma ray bursts are driven by strong jets of energy and other asymmetrical effects that reveal unknown physical properties. This volume highlights the burgeoning era of routine supernova polarimetry and the new insights into core collapse and thermonuclear explosions. Chapters by leading scientists summarize the status of a rapidly developing perspective on stellar explosions in a valuable resource for graduate students and research scientists.

    • Illustrates the full range of exciting topics in this era in the study of cosmic explosions
    • Defines areas of additional research

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    Table of Contents

    • Introduction:
    • 3-D Explosions: a meditation on rotation (and magnetic fields) J. C. Wheeler
    • Part I. Supernovae: Observations Today:
    • 1. Supernova explosions: lessons from spectropolarimetry L. Wang
    • 2. Spectropolarimetric observations of Supernovae A. Filippenko and D. C. Leonard
    • 3. Observed and physical properties of type II plateau supernovae M. Hamuy
    • 4. SN1997B and the different types of Type Ic Supernovae A. Clocchiatti, B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio, S. Benetti, E. Cappelaro, M. Turatto and M. Phillips
    • 5. Near-infrared spectroscopy of stripped-envelope Supernovae C. L. Gerardy, R. A. Fesen, G. H. Marion, P. Hoeflich and J. C. Wheeler
    • 6. Morphology of Supernovae remnants R. Fesen
    • 7. The evolution of Supernova remnants in the winds of massive stars V. Dwarkadas
    • 8. Types for the galactic Supernovae B. E. Schaefer
    • Part II. Theory of Thermonuclear Supernovae:
    • 9. Semi-steady burning evolutionary sequences for CAL 83 and CAL 87: supersoft X-ray binaries are Supernovae Ia progenitors S. Starrfield, F. X. Timmes, W. R. Hix, E. M. Sion, W. M. Sparks and S. Dwyer
    • 10. Type Ia Supernovae progenitors: effects of the spin-up of the white dwarfs S.-C. Yoon and N. Langer
    • 11. Terrestrial combustion: feedback to the stars E. S. Oran
    • 12. Non-spherical delayed detonations E. Livne
    • 13. Numerical simulations of Type Ia Supernovae: deflagrations and detonations V. N. Gamezo, A. M. Khokhlov and E. S. Oran
    • 14. Type Ia Supernovae: spectroscopic surprises D. Branch
    • 15. Aspherity effects in Supernovae P. Hoeflich, C. Gerardy and R. Quimby
    • 16. Broad light curve SneIa: asphericity or something else? A. Howell and P. Nugent
    • 17. Synthetic spectrum methods for 3-D SN models R. Thomas
    • 18. A hole in Ia' spectroscopic and polarimetric signatures of SN Ia asymmetry due to a companion star D. Kasen
    • 19. Hunting for the signatures of 3-D explosions with 1-D synthetic spectra E. Lentz, E. Baron and P. H. Hauschildt
    • 20. On the variation of the peak luminosity of Type Ia J. W. Truran, E. X. Timmes and E. F. Brown
    • Part III. Theory of Core Collapse Supernovae:
    • 21. Rotation of core collapse progenitors: single and binary stars N. Langer
    • 22. Large scale convection and the convective Supernova mechanism S. Colgate and M. E. Herant
    • 23. Topics in core-collapse Supernova A. Burrows, C. D. Ott and C. Meakin
    • 24. MHD Supernova jets: the missing link D. Meier and M. Nakamura
    • 25. Effects of super strong magnetic fields in core collapse Supernovae I. S. Akiyama
    • 26. Non radial instability of stalled accretion shocks advective-acoustic cycle T. Foglizzo and P. Galletti
    • 27. Asymmetry effects in Hypernovae K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, J. Deng and P.A. Mazzali
    • 28. Turbulent MHD jet collimation and thermal driving P. T. Williams
    • Part IV. Magnetars, N-Stars, Pulsars:
    • 29. Supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae R. Chevalier
    • 30. X-Ray signatures of Supernovae D. Swartz
    • 31. Asymmetric Supernovae and Neutron Star Kicks D. Lai and D. Q. Lamb
    • 32. Triggers of magnetar outbursts R. Duncan
    • 33. Turbulent MHD Jet Collimation and Thermal Driving P. Williams
    • 34. The interplay between nuclear electron capture and fluid dynamics in core collapse Supernovae W. R. Hix, O. E. B. Messer and A. Mezzacappa
    • Part V. Gamma-Ray Bursts:
    • 35. GRB 021004 and Gamma-ray burst distances B. E. Schaefer
    • 36. Gamma-ray bursts as a laboratory for the study of Type Ic Supernovae D. Q. Lamb, T. Q. Donaghy and C. Graziani
    • 37. The diversity of cosmic explosions: Gamma-ray bursts and Type Ib/c Supernovae E. Berger
    • 38. A GRB simulation using 3D relativistic hydrodynamics J. Cannizo, N. Gehrels and E. T. Vishniac
    • 39. The first direct link in the Supernova/GRB connection: GRB 030329 and SN 2003dh T. Matheson
    • Part VI. Summary:
    • 40. Three-dimensional explosions C. Wheeler.
      Contributors
    • J. C. Wheeler, L. Wang, A. Filippenko, D. C. Leonard, M. Hamuy, A. Clocchiatti, B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio, S. Benetti, E. Cappelaro, M. Turatto, M. Phillips, C. L. Gerardy, R. A. Fesen, G. H. Marion, P. Hoeflich, R. Fesen, V. Dwarkadas, B. E. Schaefer, S. Starrfield, F. X. Timmes, W. R. Hix, E. M. Sion, W. M. Sparks, S. Dwyer, S.-C. Yoon, N. Langer, E. S. Oran, E. Livne, V. N. Gamezo, A. M. Khokhlov, D. Branch, P. Hoeflich, C. Gerardy, R. Quimby, A. Howell, P. Nugent, R. Thomas, D. Kasen, E. Lentz, E. Baron, P. H. Hauschildt, J. W. Truran, E. X. Timmes, E. F. Brown, N. Langer, S. Colgate, M. E. Herant, A. Burrows, C. D. Ott, C. Meakin, D. Meier, M. Nakamura, I. S. Akiyama, T. Foglizzo, P. Galletti, K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, J. Deng, P.A. Mazzali, P. T. Williams, R. Chevalier, D. Swartz, D. Lai, D. Q. Lamb, R. Duncan, P. Williams, W. R. Hix, O. E. B. Messer, A. Mezzacappa, B. E. Schaefer, T. Q. Donaghy, C. Graziani, E. Berger, J. Cannizo, N. Gehrels, E. T. Vishniac, T. Matheson

    • Editors
    • Peter Höflich , University of Texas, Austin
    • Pawan Kumar , University of Texas, Austin
    • J. Craig Wheeler , University of Texas, Austin