Lecture 14: Supernova and Nova- Interstellar Explosions

"I am become Death, shatterer of worlds."
J. R. Oppenheimer, paraphrased from the Bhagavad Gita

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Date: March 21, 1995
Reading Assignment: pp. 477-494

Description : observations and theory of Supernova and Nova

Objectives

understand how white dwarfs can become nova or supernova when they accrete matter in a binary system

be able to list the events leading to a supernova explosion for an isolated massive star

be able to describe the differences in the spectra and in the formation of Type-I and Type-II supernova

be able to distinguish between Nova and Supernova

be able to describe how supernova change the composition of the interstellar medium