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Observational Constraints of Stellar Collapse: Diagnostic Probes of Nature's Extreme Matter Experiment

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Submitted 14 Mar 2014

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The authors' main claim If we can utilize these diagnostics, and tie them together with a theoretical understanding of supernova physics, we can use these cosmic explosions to study the nature of matter at these extreme densities and temperatures.

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CitationB.W. Grefenstette, C.L. Fryer, T.-W. Wong, W. Even. "Observational Constraints of Stellar Collapse: Diagnostic Probes of Nature's Extreme Matter Experiment." arXiv:1403.3619 (2014). https://pith.science/paper/OE4QGGG4
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Supernovae are Nature's high-energy, high density laboratory experiments, reaching densities in excess of nuclear densities and temperatures above 10MeV. Astronomers have built up a suite of diagnostics to study these supernovae. If we can utilize these diagnostics, and tie them together with a theoretical understanding of supernova physics, we can use these cosmic explosions to study the nature of matter at these extreme densities and temperatures. Capitalizing on these diagnostics will require understanding a wide range of additional physics. Here we review the diagnostics and the physics needed to use them to learn about the supernova engine, and ultimate nuclear physics.

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s0 Supernovae are Nature's high-energy, high density laboratory experiments, reaching densities in excess of nuclear densities and temperatures above 10MeV. background 1.00 0.06 0.05 asserted 1.00
s1 Astronomers have built up a suite of diagnostics to study these supernovae. background 1.00 0.07 0.03 asserted 1.00
s2 If we can utilize these diagnostics, and tie them together with a theoretical understanding of supernova physics, we can use these cosmic explosions to study the nature of matter at these extreme densities and temperatures. background 0.79 0.05 0.35 hedged possibility 0.93
s3 Capitalizing on these diagnostics will require understanding a wide range of additional physics. background 0.69 0.05 0.05 asserted 0.91
s4 Here we review the diagnostics and the physics needed to use them to learn about the supernova engine, and ultimate nuclear physics. contribution 0.99 0.38 0.23 asserted 0.88

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Supernovae are Nature's high-energy, high density laboratory experiments, reaching densities in excess of nuclear densities and temperatures above 10MeV. Astronomers have built up a suite of diagnostics to study these supernovae. If we can utilize these diagnostics, and tie them together with a theoretical understanding of supernova physics, we can use these cosmic explosions to study the nature of matter at these extreme densities and temperatures. Capitalizing on these diagnostics will require understanding a wide range of additional physics. Here we review the diagnostics and the physics needed to use them to learn about the supernova engine, and ultimate nuclear physics.

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