Type Ia Supernovae

Theory and Cosmology
Herausgeber: Niemeyer, J. C.; Truran, J. W.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique and wide-ranging review of one of the most dramatic research results in astronomy in recent decades.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 269g
• ISBN-13: 9780521126533
• ISBN-10: 0521126533
• Artikelnr.: 27380339

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Cosmological Observations: 1. Type Ia supernovae and their
cosmological implications A.V. Filippenko and A. G. Riess; Part II. High
Redshift Environments: 2. The Universe at z ~ 1: Implications for type Ia
supernovae A. Dressler; 3. Probable effects of interstellar extinction on
searches for SNe at z ~ 1 D. G. York; Part III. Progenitor Models: 4. The
progenitors of type Ia Supernova M. Livio; 5. Type Ia supernova
progenitors, models, and their cosmological signatures P. Ruiz-Lapuente et
al.; 6. Type Ia supernova progenitors, environmental effects, and cosmic
supernova rates K. Nomoto et al.; Part IV. Explosion and Light Curve
Modeling: 7. On the evolution of type Ia supernovae with redshift P.
Höflich et al.; Part V. Cosmological Perspectives: 8. Why cosmologists
believe the universe is accelerating M. S. Turner; 9. The Sloan Digital sky
survey and supernovae Ia J. A. Frieman; 10. Type Ia supernovae and
cosmology: can L = 0 models be salvaged? W. Hillebrandt.