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Type Ia supernovae as stellar endpoints and cosmological tools

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  • D. Andrew Howell

    (Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
    University of California)

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Type Ia supernovae are thought to result from the explosion of white dwarf stars but a full understanding of their formation is lacking. In this review, Howell describes how large surveys are generating sufficient data to challenge and refine existing theories.

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  • D. Andrew Howell, 2011. "Type Ia supernovae as stellar endpoints and cosmological tools," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 2(1), pages 1-10, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:2:y:2011:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1344
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1344
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