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Recent Advances in Supernova Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Adam Burrows
Adam Burrows*
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

Abstract

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In this paper, I summarize two new developments in the theory of core-collapse supernovae. The first is the recent establishment of an analytic context for understanding neutrino-driven explosions. Converting the supernova problem into an eigenvalue problem, Burrows & Goshy (1993) have derived a critical condition on neutrino luminosity and mass accretion rate through a stalled bounce shock for instability and explosion. The second development is the recent calculation of Burrows & Pryxell (1993) of the boost in the neutrino luminosities by the Rayleigh-Taylor-like overturn of the shocked mantle of a protoneutron star. This boost may turn duds into explosions and may be the missing ingredient of supernova theory.

Type
Type lb and Type II Supernovae
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 145: Supernovae and Supernova Remnants , 1996 , pp. 99 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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