Type Ia Supernovae: Theory and Cosmology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521126533)

Observations of distant supernovae have recently provided startling evidence of the accelerating expansion of the Universe. The reliability of this finding and its profound implications for both the study of supernovae and cosmology are the subject of this exciting volume. Here, articles by leading experts explore the theory of Type Ia supernovae, observational astronomy, and cosmology. In addition, they examine observational data, the nature of the likely progenitor binary systems, the outburst mechanisms of Type Ia supernovae events, and cosmological implications. This is a unique and wide-ranging review of one of the most dramatic and controversial results in contemporary astronomy.

Author: J. C. Niemeyer
ISBN-10: 0521126533
ISBN-13: 9780521126533
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2010
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.32d