Supernovae and Neutron Stars - Lecture 3
Offered By: International Centre for Theoretical Sciences via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Syllabus
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Neutron Stars and Black Holes Lecture - 3: Supernovae and Neutron Stars
Supernovae and Neutron Stars
Guest Stars
A Guest Star appeared in the Andromeda Nebula in 1885
Supernovae and Cosmic Rays by W. Baade and F, Zwicky
Between 1932 and 1937:
Lev Landau
Landau invents neutron stars in 1938
Neutronization of matter at high density
Dynamical instability
The progenitors of white dwarfs
The fate of massive stars
Onset of degeneracy
Radiation pressure and Degeneracy
The final moments of a massive star
Evolution of massive stars
Neutrino Processes
Core collapse -Neutron star -Supernova
Supernova Light Curve & Spectrum of the ejecta
Theoretical predictions
Supernova of 23 February 1987 in LMC
Masses of binary pulsars are very nearly 1.4 M sun
Type la Supernovae
Supernova Remnants
Explosion of massive stars
Composite image of the baby SNR
CHANDRA X-ray image of Tycho's SNR
CHANDRA X-ray image of SNR 1006
Spectacular composite image of Cassiopeia A Radio, Infrared, X-ray
CHANDRA X-ray image of SNR 1680. Cassiopeia A
Interaction of interstellar clouds with expanding supernova bubbles
The violent Interstellar Medium
Next Lecture - A Journey to the Center of a Neutron Star
Q&A
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International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
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