Computer Code Gives Astrophysicists First Full Simulation of Star's Final Hours
Abstract
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.
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- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 987559
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; STAR SIMULATION; SUPERNOVA; MACH NUMBER; UNIVERSE
Citation Formats
Almgren, Ann S., and Nonaka, Andy. Computer Code Gives Astrophysicists First Full Simulation of Star's Final Hours. United States: N. p., 2009.
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Almgren, Ann S., & Nonaka, Andy. Computer Code Gives Astrophysicists First Full Simulation of Star's Final Hours. United States.
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"Computer Code Gives Astrophysicists First Full Simulation of Star's Final Hours". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/987559.
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title = {Computer Code Gives Astrophysicists First Full Simulation of Star's Final Hours},
author = {Almgren, Ann S. and Nonaka, Andy},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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