Essays about: "Chandrasekhar limit"

Found 1 essay containing the words Chandrasekhar limit.

  1. 1. Lightcurves of super-Chandrasekhar mass supernovae

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

    Author : Amanda Byström; [2020]
    Keywords : Type Ia supernovae; lightcurves; Chandrasekhar limit; SN2003fg; Phillip s relationship;

    Abstract : 20 supernovae that spectroscopically match the peculiar, superluminous type Ia supernova 2003fg are studied in this project. SN2003fg is thought to have erupted at a super-Chandrasekhar mass, thus breaching the theoretical mass limit for a white dwarf. READ MORE