Origin of the peculiarities in the Crab Nebula

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Sov. Astron. AJ (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7118290

Shklovskii, I S

All the peculiarities observed in the Crab Nebula may be attributed to the anomalously low expansion velocity of its filaments. The Crab has a very small ''evolutionary age''; it is the youngest object of its kind. The envelope of the 1054 supernova had an initial kinetic energy at least several tens of times smaller than in other remnants. Possible explanations are discussed in the general context of the nature of supernovae. In particular, it is suggested that type I presupernovae should be highly evolved objects such as white dwarfs.

• Research Organization: Institute for Space Research, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 7118290
• Journal Information: Sov. Astron. AJ (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. AJ (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 20:4; ISSN SAAJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Radio & X-Ray Sources
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
CRAB NEBULA
DWARF STARS
ENERGY
EXPANSION
KINETIC ENERGY
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NEBULAE
PLASMA
PULSARS
STARS
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
SUPERNOVAE
WHITE DWARF STARS