Timeline for White dwarf supernova luminosity
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| Apr 28 at 19:31 | vote | accept | Cosmo | ||
| Apr 26 at 11:48 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Apr 26 at 8:16 | comment | added | Peter Erwin | So it's not actually "two WDs merger completely, then supernova", as you might perhaps imagine. | |
| Apr 26 at 8:15 | comment | added | Peter Erwin | If you look at the Pakmor et al. paper that ProfRob links to, it suggests that the sequence of events in the "merger scenario" is: WDs get very close together; strong tidal forces from more massive WD distort the less massive WD; material from outer parts of less massive WD start accreting onto more massive WD; more massive WD goes supernova while (part of) less massive WD is still separate. | |
| Apr 26 at 7:20 | history | edited | ProfRob | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 26 at 6:38 | answer | added | ProfRob | timeline score: 8 | |
| Apr 26 at 5:29 | answer | added | James K | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 26 at 3:41 | history | asked | Cosmo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |