The type Ia supernova SNLS-03D3bb from a super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf star.
The accelerating expansion of the Universe, and the need for dark energy, were inferred from observations of type Ia supernovae. There is a consensus that type Ia supernovae are thermonuclear explosions that destroy carbon-oxygen white dwarf stars that have accreted matter from a companion star, alt...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2006
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