Core-collapse supernova mechanism
The collapse of a massive star can launch an explosion. Which stars explode, and can models predict the explosion and remnant from the star’s pre-collapse structure?
Stellar explosions
How stars explode, what they leave behind, and where heavy elements form.
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Subjects: Astrophysics
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5 problemsType Ia supernova progenitors
Which white-dwarf systems produce the different Type Ia supernovae?
r-process sites
Which events supplied the rapid neutron-capture elements found throughout our Galaxy?
Neutron-star equation of state
How does pressure depend on density inside a cold neutron star?
Gamma-ray burst prompt emission
The first flash of a long gamma-ray burst reveals an ultra-relativistic jet releasing energy. Which radiation processes produce the photons, and how do their contributions change during the burst?