Stars and stellar remnants
Rotation, magnetic fields, cluster chemistry and the remnants of stellar evolution.
14 problemsStellar physics
How stars rotate, generate magnetic fields, evolve and leave compact remnants.
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11 totalCoronal heating problem
The Sun’s outer atmosphere is much hotter than its visible surface. Which processes deliver and dissipate enough energy to maintain it?
Solar modelling problem
Measurements of the Sun’s composition and interior do not all agree with standard solar models. Which changes would make the different lines of evidence fit together?
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?
Neutron-star equation of state
How does pressure depend on density inside a cold neutron star?
Type Ia supernova progenitors
Which white-dwarf systems produce the different Type Ia supernovae?
Solar dynamo
Where and how does the Sun regenerate the magnetic field underlying its activity cycle?