Cosmic explosions in three dimensions

edited by Peter Höflich, Pawan Kumar, J. Craig Wheeler
Cambridge University Press
9780521842860
0-521-84286-7

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.

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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.