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Computer Code Gives Astrophysicists First Full Simulation of Star's Final Hours

Multimedia ·
OSTI ID:987559
The precise conditions inside a white dwarf star in the hours leading up to its explosive end as a Type Ia supernova are one of the mysteries confronting astrophysicists studying these massive stellar explosions. But now, a team of researchers, composed of three applied mathematicians at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and two astrophysicists, has created the first full-star simulation of the hours preceding the largest thermonuclear explosions in the universe.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
987559
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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