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Explosions from stellar collapse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Chris L. Fryer*
Affiliation:
Theoretical Astrophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, T-6, MS B210, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA

Abstract

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The collapse of a massive star releases a considerable amount of gravitational potential energy. This energy is believed to be the power source of some of the largest explosions in the universe: supernovae, hypernovae, gamma-ray bursts. In this proceedings, we review the mechanisms by which the potential energy from stellar collapse can be tapped to produce these strong explosions, emphasizing how our understanding of massive stars can help constrain these mechanisms.

Type
Part 2. Interiors of Massive Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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