Models for Type Ia Supernovae and Related Astrophysical Transients

We give an overview of recent efforts to model Type Ia supernovae and related astrophysical transients resulting from thermonuclear explosions in white dwarfs. In particular we point out the challenges resulting from the multi-physics multi-scale nature of the problem and discuss possible numerical...

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Published inSpace science reviews Vol. 214; no. 4; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors Röpke, Friedrich K., Sim, Stuart A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Astronomical models
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Computer simulation
Explosions
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Planetology
Radiative transfer
Radiometers
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
Supernovae
Thermonuclear explosions
White dwarf stars
Radiative transfer
Supernovae
Fluid dynamics
Stellar astrophysics
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Summary:We give an overview of recent efforts to model Type Ia supernovae and related astrophysical transients resulting from thermonuclear explosions in white dwarfs. In particular we point out the challenges resulting from the multi-physics multi-scale nature of the problem and discuss possible numerical approaches to meet them in hydrodynamical explosion simulations and radiative transfer modeling. We give examples of how these methods are applied to several explosion scenarios that have been proposed to explain distinct subsets or, in some cases, the majority of the observed events. In case we comment on some of the successes and shortcoming of these scenarios and highlight important outstanding issues.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-018-0503-8