Type Ia Supernovae

Theory and Cosmology

J C Niemeyer editor J W Truran editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:14th Jan '10

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

A unique and wide-ranging review of one of the most dramatic results in astronomy in recent decades - observations of distant supernovae which indicate that the expansion of the Universe may be accelerating. This book examines the reliability of this finding and its implications for the study of supernovae and cosmology.Observations of distant supernovae have provided startling evidence that the expansion of the Universe may be accelerating, rather than decelerating. If this result is verified by future studies, it has profound implications for cosmology. The reliability of this finding and its implications for both the study of supernovae and cosmology are the subject of this exciting volume. Based on a conference at the University of Chicago, this timely volume, originally published in 2000, presents articles by leading experts on the theory of Type Ia supernovae, observational astronomy, and cosmology. It examines the observational data, the nature of the likely progenitor binary systems, the outburst mechanisms of Type Ia supernovae events, and the cosmological implications. This is a unique and wide-ranging review of one of the most dramatic and controversial results in astronomy in recent decades. It makes fascinating reading for all researchers and graduate students.

Review of the hardback: 'This is a unique and wide-ranging review of one of the most dramatic and controversial results in astronomy in recent decades. It makes fascinating reading for all researchers and graduate students.' Europe and Astronomy

ISBN: 9780521126533

Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 8mm

Weight: 250g

148 pages