Eta Carinae and the Supernova Impostors Hardcover - 2012 - 2012th Edition
by Kris Davidson (Editor); Roberta M. Humphreys (Editor)
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In 1965 Fritz Zwicky proposed a class of supernovae that he called "Type V", described as "excessively faint at maximum." There were only two members, SN1961v and eta Carinae. We now know that eta Carinae was not a true supernova, but if it were observed today in a distant galaxy we would call it a "supernova impostor." 170 years ago it experienced a "great eruption" lasting 20 years, expelling 10 solar masses or more, and survived. Eta Carinae is now acknowledged as the most massive, most luminous star in our region of the Galaxy, and it may be our only accessible example of a very massive star in a pre-supernova state. In this book the editors and contributing authors review its remarkable history, physical state of the star and its ejecta, and its continuing instability. Chapters also include its relation to other massive, unstable stars, the massive star progenitors of supernovae, and the "first" stars in the Universe.
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- Title Eta Carinae and the Supernova Impostors
- Author Kris Davidson (Editor); Roberta M. Humphreys (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2012th
- Edition 2012
- Pages 330
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2012-03-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781461422747 / 1461422744
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.37 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
- Library of Congress subjects Variable stars, Supergiant stars
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012930990
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.844
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