pith. sign in

arxiv: 2605.21575 · v1 · pith:PPMSR2KNnew · submitted 2026-05-20 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.SR

First-Principles Turbulence-Driven Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition Mechanism for Near-Chandrasekhar Mass White Dwarf Progenitors

Pith reviewed 2026-05-22 09:30 UTC · model grok-4.3

classification 🌌 astro-ph.HE astro-ph.SR
keywords Type Ia supernovaewhite dwarf progenitorsdeflagration-to-detonation transitionturbulence-driven detonationhydrodynamical simulationsChandrasekhar massstandardizable candles
0
0 comments X

The pith

Turbulence-driven deflagration-to-detonation transition produces consistent detonation outcomes and spectra in near-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs independent of ignition details.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper establishes that incorporating a laboratory-validated turbulence-driven deflagration-to-detonation transition mechanism into global 3D hydrodynamical simulations of carbon-oxygen white dwarfs near the Chandrasekhar mass leads to prompt detonation initiation. Models spanning a factor of six in central ignition density and distinct ignition topologies all converge on nearly identical synthetic spectra at peak luminosity, matching the overluminous SN 1999aa. The turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion forces each progenitor toward a common detonation configuration. This supplies the first physically motivated, self-consistent pathway for delayed detonations and grounds the ignition-insensitive outcomes that allow Type Ia supernovae to serve as standardizable candles. The work also notes that further exploration is required to determine when the mechanism might produce more delayed detonations or fail, potentially explaining SNe Iax.

Core claim

By incorporating the laboratory-validated ab initio turbulence-driven deflagration-to-detonation transition mechanism into global 3D hydrodynamical simulations, detonation initiation becomes prompt compared with most prior work. Despite spanning a factor of six in central ignition density and qualitatively distinct ignition topologies, all models converge on nearly identical synthetic spectra at peak luminosity, spectroscopically matched to the overluminous SN 1999aa. The turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion drives each progenitor to a common detonation configuration from diverse initial conditions.

What carries the argument

the turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion within the tDDT mechanism, which sets the condition for transition from subsonic deflagration to supersonic detonation based on local turbulent properties.

Load-bearing premise

The laboratory-validated tDDT mechanism applies directly to the extreme density and temperature conditions inside white dwarf progenitors without requiring significant adjustments or additional physics in the global 3D hydrodynamical simulations.

What would settle it

A simulation run with the same tDDT criterion but varied ignition conditions that yields clearly different peak spectra, or an observed sample of SNe Ia whose peak spectra vary systematically with inferred progenitor ignition density.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.21575 by Akshay Dongre, Alexei Poludnenko, Chris Byrohl, Krut Patel, Mark Ugalino, Robert Fisher, Vadim Gamezo.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Slices in the y-z plane for all six models at the onset of the first detonation trigger, shown at the times indicated in each panel. The upper subpanel of each pair shows the full WD on a density color scale (top colourbar; g cm−3 ; clipped at a maximum of 6 × 109 g cm−3 ), with an inset box indicating the region enlarged in the lower subpanel. The lower subpanel shows the zoomed flame structure on a tempe… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Tracer particles plotted in the z-r velocity space for all six models. The particles are colored on an RGB-W color scale, where red are stable IGEs (22 ≤ Z ≤ 30), green is unburned C+O, blue are IMEs (such as 28Si and 32S), and white are particles with 56Ni. For instance, a pink particle would represent stable IGEs and 56N i while a darker red or maroon particle would represent stable and unstable IGEs [P… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Velocity profiles for major isotopes from a radial average over the domain. across all models at high velocities (v ≳ 15,000 km s−1 ), reflecting the insensitivity of the detonation-phase burning to the progenitor central density at lower values of this parameter. The models diverge significantly at low velocities (≲ 7,000 km s−1 ), where differences in ρc and the resulting electron fraction Ye at the time… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Isotopic abundance ratios of stable iron-peak isotopes to 56Fe normalized by the solar values from K. Lodders et al. (2025). Results are shown for four models spanning the progenitor density and ignition-offset parameter space: LOW-o12r32 (squares, dotted lines), STD-o12r32 (circles, dashed lines), HIGH-o12r32 (triangles, solid lines), and HIGH-o80r32 (triangles, solid lines, lighter shading). Isotopes are… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Comparison of synthetic spectra near maximum light (black) with the highest-ranked SNID template match (red) for the six models analyzed here. classification diagram (S. Benetti et al. 2005), consistent with the SNID identification and with the low IME yields. Template content below ∼ 3500 ˚A provides less discriminating power due to the increased Monte Carlo noise in the UV and reduced template coverage a… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) play an important role throughout astrophysics, most notably as standardizable cosmological candles. Yet, their stellar progenitors and explosion mechanism remain areas of active investigation. For decades, the canonical model for normal brightness SNe Ia used in cosmology was a carbon-oxygen white dwarf (WD) accreting from a non-degenerate stellar companion, approaching the Chandrasekhar mass (M_Ch). Previously, all models of near-M_Ch SNe Ia invoked an ad hoc assumption on the critical process of detonation initiation, and could therefore be tuned to a variety of outcomes. Here, we present global 3D hydrodynamical simulations of near-M_Ch progenitors, which incorporate, for the first time, a laboratory-validated ab initio mechanism for the turbulence-driven deflagration-to-detonation transition (tDDT). The tDDT detonation mechanism is highly efficient, leading to detonation initiation which is prompt in comparison to most prior work. Despite spanning a factor of six in central ignition density and qualitatively distinct ignition topologies, all models converge on nearly identical synthetic spectra at peak luminosity, spectroscopically matched to the overluminous SN 1999aa. The turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion drives each progenitor to a common detonation configuration from diverse initial conditions, providing a physical foundation for the ignition-insensitive detonation outcomes implicit in the empirical standardizability of SNe Ia. This provides the first physically motivated, self-consistent pathway for delayed detonation in SNe Ia simulations. Further work is necessary to understand how this mechanism might produce more delayed detonation initiation and potentially fail, thereby yielding SNe Iax.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript presents global 3D hydrodynamical simulations of near-Chandrasekhar mass white dwarf progenitors incorporating, for the first time, a laboratory-validated turbulence-driven deflagration-to-detonation transition (tDDT) mechanism based on the Chapman-Jouguet criterion. The tDDT is described as highly efficient, producing prompt detonation initiation. Despite spanning a factor of six in central ignition density and qualitatively distinct ignition topologies, all models converge to nearly identical synthetic spectra at peak luminosity that match the overluminous SN 1999aa. The turbulence-driven criterion is argued to drive each progenitor to a common detonation configuration from diverse initial conditions, supplying a physical foundation for the ignition-insensitive detonation outcomes implicit in the standardizability of SNe Ia and the first self-consistent pathway for delayed detonation.

Significance. If the central results hold, the work supplies the first physically motivated, self-consistent mechanism for delayed detonation in near-M_Ch SNe Ia simulations. The reported convergence across varied ignition conditions offers a potential explanation for the empirical uniformity of normal SNe Ia, moving beyond ad hoc assumptions used in prior models. The incorporation of a lab-validated tDDT adds a concrete link between terrestrial experiments and astrophysical outcomes.

major comments (1)
  1. [tDDT implementation (methods and § on detonation criterion)] The central claim that the tDDT mechanism produces prompt ignition and convergence to common post-detonation states rests on direct transfer of the laboratory-calibrated turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion (developed at ~1 atm and non-degenerate conditions) to white-dwarf interiors at central densities ~10^9 g cm^{-3}. No explicit rescaling of the critical Karlovitz number, turbulent intensity threshold, or sub-grid flame model parameters is reported to account for the orders-of-magnitude changes in sound speed, laminar flame thickness, and Prandtl number under electron degeneracy. This assumption is load-bearing for the prompt-initiation and ignition-insensitivity results.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and conclusions] The abstract states that further work is needed to understand how the mechanism might produce more delayed detonation or fail; this discussion should be expanded with quantitative estimates of the parameter space where the current tDDT implementation remains valid.
  2. [Numerical methods and results] Additional information on numerical resolution, convergence tests for the global 3D runs, and quantitative error bars or uncertainty estimates on the synthetic spectra would improve reproducibility and allow readers to assess the robustness of the reported spectral convergence.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

1 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for their careful and constructive review of our manuscript. The primary concern regarding the direct transfer of the laboratory-calibrated tDDT criterion to degenerate white-dwarf conditions is addressed point-by-point below. We outline revisions that will strengthen the justification and transparency of our methods.

read point-by-point responses
  1. Referee: [tDDT implementation (methods and § on detonation criterion)] The central claim that the tDDT mechanism produces prompt ignition and convergence to common post-detonation states rests on direct transfer of the laboratory-calibrated turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion (developed at ~1 atm and non-degenerate conditions) to white-dwarf interiors at central densities ~10^9 g cm^{-3}. No explicit rescaling of the critical Karlovitz number, turbulent intensity threshold, or sub-grid flame model parameters is reported to account for the orders-of-magnitude changes in sound speed, laminar flame thickness, and Prandtl number under electron degeneracy. This assumption is load-bearing for the prompt-initiation and ignition-insensitivity results.

    Authors: We thank the referee for identifying this important issue. The turbulence-driven Chapman-Jouguet criterion is expressed through the Karlovitz number, a dimensionless quantity that compares the laminar flame timescale to the turbulent eddy turnover time at the flame scale. Our sub-grid model evaluates the local laminar flame speed and thickness using the degenerate equation of state and composition at each grid cell, thereby incorporating density-dependent changes in flame structure. Nevertheless, we did not apply an explicit rescaling of the critical Karlovitz threshold or turbulent intensity to account for variations in sound speed or Prandtl number between laboratory and white-dwarf regimes. In the revised manuscript we will add a new subsection to the methods that (i) justifies the use of the dimensionless criterion across regimes, (ii) provides order-of-magnitude estimates of the relevant microphysical differences, and (iii) explicitly discusses the associated uncertainties and the need for future microphysical validation. These additions will clarify the assumptions without changing the numerical implementation or the reported simulation outcomes. revision: partial

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged

No significant circularity; central result is simulation outcome from externally validated mechanism

full rationale

The paper applies a laboratory-validated tDDT mechanism (cited as externally established) within global 3D hydrodynamical simulations of WD progenitors. It reports that diverse ignition densities and topologies converge to nearly identical post-detonation states and synthetic spectra. This convergence is presented as an emergent simulation result rather than a quantity fitted or defined within the paper itself. No load-bearing step reduces by construction to a self-citation, fitted input renamed as prediction, or ansatz smuggled via prior work; the mechanism is treated as an independent input benchmarked outside the current study.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the direct applicability of the lab-validated tDDT mechanism to white dwarf conditions and on the fidelity of the 3D hydrodynamical code to capture turbulence-driven detonation initiation.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The turbulence-driven deflagration-to-detonation transition mechanism validated in laboratory experiments applies without modification to the conditions inside near-Chandrasekhar mass white dwarf progenitors.
    Invoked to justify prompt detonation initiation across all tested ignition densities and topologies.

pith-pipeline@v0.9.0 · 5868 in / 1417 out tokens · 74463 ms · 2026-05-22T09:30:48.742274+00:00 · methodology

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.

Lean theorems connected to this paper

Citations machine-checked in the Pith Canon. Every link opens the source theorem in the public Lean library.

What do these tags mean?
matches
The paper's claim is directly supported by a theorem in the formal canon.
supports
The theorem supports part of the paper's argument, but the paper may add assumptions or extra steps.
extends
The paper goes beyond the formal theorem; the theorem is a base layer rather than the whole result.
uses
The paper appears to rely on the theorem as machinery.
contradicts
The paper's claim conflicts with a theorem or certificate in the canon.
unclear
Pith found a possible connection, but the passage is too broad, indirect, or ambiguous to say the theorem truly supports the claim.

Reference graph

Works this paper leans on

93 extracted references · 93 canonical work pages · 2 internal anchors

  1. [1]

    Arnett , W. D. 1969, title A Possible Model of Supernovae: Detonation of ^ 12 C , , 5, 180, 10.1007/BF00650291

  2. [2]

    Y., et al

    Ashall , C., Lu , J., Hsiao , E. Y., et al. 2021, title Carnegie Supernova Project: The First Homogeneous Sample of Super-Chandrasekhar-mass/2003fg-like Type Ia Supernovae , , 922, 205, 10.3847/1538-4357/ac19ac

  3. [3]

    A., et al

    Benetti , S., Cappellaro , E., Mazzali , P. A., et al. 2005, title The Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae: Evidence for Systematics? , , 623, 1011, 10.1086/428608

  4. [4]

    J., & Khokhlov , A

    Blondin , S., Dessart , L., Hillier , D. J., & Khokhlov , A. M. 2017, title Evidence for sub-Chandrasekhar-mass progenitors of Type Ia supernovae at the faint end of the width-luminosity relation , , 470, 157, 10.1093/mnras/stw2492

  5. [5]

    Blondin , S., & Tonry , J. L. 2007, title Determining the Type, Redshift, and Age of a Supernova Spectrum , , 666, 1024, 10.1086/520494

  6. [6]

    Blondin , S., & Tonry , J. L. 2011, SNID: Supernova Identification ,, Astrophysics Source Code Library, record ascl:1107.001

  7. [7]

    J., Deems, S., Furlani, T

    Boerner, T. J., Deems, S., Furlani, T. R., Knuth, S. L., & Towns, J. 2023, title ACCESS: Advancing Innovation: NSF's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support, in Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2023: Computing for the Common Good, PEARC '23 (New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery), 173–...

  8. [8]

    2022, title The Pantheon+ Analysis: Cosmological Constraints , , 938, 110, 10.3847/1538-4357/ac8e04

    Brout , D., Scolnic , D., Popovic , B., et al. 2022, title The Pantheon+ Analysis: Cosmological Constraints , , 938, 110, 10.3847/1538-4357/ac8e04

  9. [9]

    C., Townsley, D

    Calder, A. C., Townsley, D. M., Seitenzahl, I. R., et al. 2007, title Capturing the Fire: Flame Energetics and Neutronizaton for Type Ia Supernova Simulations , Astrophys. J., 656, 313, 10.1086/510709

  10. [10]

    2000, title A thickened flame model for large eddy simulations of turbulent premixed combustion , Physics of Fluids, 12, 1843, 10.1063/1.870436

    Colin , O., Ducros , F., Veynante , D., & Poinsot , T. 2000, title A thickened flame model for large eddy simulations of turbulent premixed combustion , Physics of Fluids, 12, 1843, 10.1063/1.870436

  11. [11]

    M., Graziani , C., & Flocke , N

    Couch , S. M., Graziani , C., & Flocke , N. 2013, title An Improved Multipole Approximation for Self-gravity and Its Importance for Core-collapse Supernova Simulations , , 778, 181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/778/2/181

  12. [12]

    2017, title Constraining the Single-degenerate Channel of Type Ia Supernovae with Stable Iron-group Elements in SNR 3C 397 , , 841, 58, 10.3847/1538-4357/aa7134

    Dave , P., Kashyap , R., Fisher , R., et al. 2017, title Constraining the Single-degenerate Channel of Type Ia Supernovae with Stable Iron-group Elements in SNR 3C 397 , , 841, 58, 10.3847/1538-4357/aa7134

  13. [13]

    K., et al

    Dubey, A., Antypas, K., Ganapathy, M. K., et al. 2009, title Extensible Component Based Architecture for FLASH, A Massively Parallel, Multiphysics Simulation Code, Parallel Computing, 35, 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parco.2009.08.001

  14. [14]

    C., et al

    Dubey, A., Antypas, K., Calder, A. C., et al. 2014, title Evolution of FLASH, a multi-physics scientific simulation code for high-performance computing, The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, 28, 225, 10.1177/1094342013505656

  15. [15]

    Filippenko , A. V. 1997, title Optical Spectra of Supernovae, , 35, 309, 10.1146/annurev.astro.35.1.309

  16. [16]

    V., Richmond , M

    Filippenko , A. V., Richmond , M. W., Matheson , T., et al. 1992, title The peculiar Type IA SN 1991T - Detonation of a white dwarf? , , 384, L15, 10.1086/186252

  17. [17]

    J., Matheson , T., Blondin , S., et al

    Foley , R. J., Matheson , T., Blondin , S., et al. 2009, title Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Supernovae from the Essence Project: The First Four Years , , 137, 3731, 10.1088/0004-6256/137/4/3731

  18. [18]

    Fryxell, et al., Astrophys

    Fryxell , B., Olson , K., Ricker , P., et al. 2000, title FLASH: An Adaptive Mesh Hydrodynamics Code for Modeling Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes , , 131, 273, 10.1086/317361

  19. [19]

    N., Khokhlov , A

    Gamezo , V. N., Khokhlov , A. M., & Oran , E. S. 2004, title Deflagrations and Detonations in Thermonuclear Supernovae , Physical Review Letters, 92, 211102, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.211102

  20. [20]

    N., Khokhlov , A

    Gamezo , V. N., Khokhlov , A. M., & Oran , E. S. 2005, title Three-dimensional Delayed-Detonation Model of Type Ia Supernovae , , 623, 337, 10.1086/428767

  21. [21]

    E., Sim, S

    Gronow, S., Collins, C. E., Sim, S. A., & Röpke, F. K. 2021, title Double detonations of sub-MCh CO white dwarfs: variations in Type Ia supernovae due to different core and He shell masses, , 649, A155, 10.1051/0004-6361/202039954

  22. [22]

    E., Poludnenko, A

    Hamlington, P. E., Poludnenko, A. Y., & Oran, E. S. 2011, title Interactions between turbulence and flames in premixed reacting flows, Physics of Fluids, 23, 10.1063/1.3671736

  23. [23]

    E., Poludnenko, A

    Hamlington, P. E., Poludnenko, A. Y., & Oran, E. S. 2012, title Intermittency in premixed turbulent reacting flows, Physics of Fluids, 24, 10.1063/1.4729615

  24. [24]

    Hoyle , F., & Fowler , W. A. 1960, title Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae. , , 132, 565, 10.1086/146963

  25. [25]

    Hunter, J. D. 2007, title Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment, Computing in Science Engineering, 9, 90, 10.1109/MCSE.2007.55

  26. [26]

    Iben, Jr, I., & Tutukov, A. V. 1984, title Supernovae of type I as end products of the evolution of binaries with components of moderate initial mass (M not greater than about 9 solar masses), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 54, 335

  27. [27]

    Iwamoto, K., Brachwitz, F., Nomoto, K., et al. 1999, title Nucleosynthesis in Chandrasekhar mass models for type Ia supernovae and constraints on progenitor systems and burning-front propagation, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 125, 439

  28. [28]

    P., Calder , A

    Jackson , A. P., Calder , A. C., Townsley , D. M., et al. 2010, title Evaluating Systematic Dependencies of Type Ia Supernovae: The Influence of Deflagration to Detonation Density , , 720, 99, 10.1088/0004-637X/720/1/99

  29. [29]

    O., Riess , A

    Jones , D. O., Riess , A. G., Scolnic , D. M., et al. 2018, title Should Type Ia Supernova Distances Be Corrected for Their Local Environments? , , 867, 108, 10.3847/1538-4357/aae2b9

  30. [30]

    C., Perets , H

    Jordan , IV, G. C., Perets , H. B., Fisher , R. T., & van Rossum , D. R. 2012, title Failed-detonation Supernovae: Subluminous Low-velocity Ia Supernovae and their Kicked Remnant White Dwarfs with Iron-rich Cores , , 761, L23, 10.1088/2041-8205/761/2/L23

  31. [31]

    Khokhlov , A. M. 1991, title Delayed detonation model for type IA supernovae , , 245, 114

  32. [32]

    M., Oran , E

    Khokhlov , A. M., Oran , E. S., & Wheeler , J. C. 1997, title Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Thermonuclear Supernovae , , 478, 678, 10.1086/303815

  33. [33]

    2006, title Galactic Chemical Evolution: Carbon through Zinc , , 653, 1145, 10.1086/508914

    Kobayashi , C., Umeda , H., Nomoto , K., Tominaga , N., & Ohkubo , T. 2006, title Galactic Chemical Evolution: Carbon through Zinc , , 653, 1145, 10.1086/508914

  34. [34]

    K., Jackson , A

    Krueger , B. K., Jackson , A. P., Calder , A. C., et al. 2012, title Evaluating Systematic Dependencies of Type Ia Supernovae: The Influence of Central Density , , 757, 175, 10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/175

  35. [35]

    D., & Lifshitz , E

    Landau , L. D., & Lifshitz , E. M. 1959, Fluid mechanics (Pergamon Press)

  36. [36]

    , keywords =

    Lesaffre , P., Han , Z., Tout , C. A., Podsiadlowski , P., & Martin , R. G. 2006, title The C flash and the ignition conditions of Type Ia supernovae , , 368, 187, 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10068.x

  37. [37]

    2018, title Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Near-Chandrasekhar-mass White Dwarf Models for Type Ia Supernovae: Dependence on Model Parameters , , 861, 143, 10.3847/1538-4357/aac2df

    Leung , S.-C., & Nomoto , K. 2018, title Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Near-Chandrasekhar-mass White Dwarf Models for Type Ia Supernovae: Dependence on Model Parameters , , 861, 143, 10.3847/1538-4357/aac2df

  38. [38]

    2025, title Solar System Elemental Abundances from the Solar Photosphere and CI-Chondrites, Space Sci Rev, 221, 23, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-025-01146-w

    Lodders , K., Bergemann , M., & Palme , H. 2025, title Solar System Elemental Abundances from the Solar Photosphere and CI-Chondrites, Space Sci Rev, 221, 23, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-025-01146-w

  39. [39]

    2014, title Observational clues to the progenitors of type Ia supernovae, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 52, 107

    Maoz, D., Mannucci, F., & Nelemans, G. 2014, title Observational clues to the progenitors of type Ia supernovae, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 52, 107

  40. [40]

    2014, title Observational Clues to the Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae , , 52, 107, 10.1146/annurev-astro-082812-141031

    Maoz , D., Mannucci , F., & Nelemans , G. 2014, title Observational Clues to the Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae , , 52, 107, 10.1146/annurev-astro-082812-141031

  41. [41]

    Mueller , E., & Arnett , W. D. 1982, title Numerical studies of nonspherical carbon combustion models , , 261, L109, 10.1086/183898

  42. [42]

    C., & Woosley , S

    Niemeyer , J. C., & Woosley , S. E. 1997, title The Thermonuclear Explosion of Chandrasekhar Mass White Dwarfs , , 475, 740, 10.1086/303544

  43. [43]

    1982, title Accreting white dwarf models for type 1 supernovae

    Nomoto , K. 1982, title Accreting white dwarf models for type 1 supernovae. II - Off-center detonation supernovae , , 257, 780, 10.1086/160031

  44. [44]

    1997, title Type Ia supernovae: their origin and possible applications in cosmology

    Nomoto , K., Iwamoto , K., & Kishimoto , N. 1997, title Type Ia supernovae: their origin and possible applications in cosmology. , Science, 276, 1378, 10.1126/science.276.5317.1378

  45. [45]

    1984 a , title Accreting white dwarf models of Type I supernovae

    Nomoto , K., Thielemann, F.-K., & Yokoi, K. 1984 a , title Accreting white dwarf models of Type I supernovae. III-Carbon deflagration supernovae, The Astrophysical Journal, 286, 644

  46. [46]

    1984 b , title Accreting white dwarf models of Type I supernovae

    Nomoto , K., Thielemann , F.-K., & Yokoi , K. 1984 b , title Accreting white dwarf models of Type I supernovae. III - Carbon deflagration supernovae , , 286, 644, 10.1086/162639

  47. [47]

    J., Zingale , M., et al

    Nonaka , A., Aspden , A. J., Zingale , M., et al. 2012, title High-resolution Simulations of Convection Preceding Ignition in Type Ia Supernovae Using Adaptive Mesh Refinement , , 745, 73, 10.1088/0004-637X/745/1/73

  48. [48]

    T., Kromer , M., Fink , M., et al

    Ohlmann , S. T., Kromer , M., Fink , M., et al. 2014, title The white dwarf's carbon fraction as a secondary parameter of Type Ia supernovae , , 572, A57, 10.1051/0004-6361/201423924

  49. [49]

    2021, title Discovery of a Highly Neutronized Ejecta Clump in the Type Ia Supernova Remnant 3C 397 , , 913, L34, 10.3847/2041-8213/abff5b

    Ohshiro , Y., Yamaguchi , H., Leung , S.-C., et al. 2021, title Discovery of a Highly Neutronized Ejecta Clump in the Type Ia Supernova Remnant 3C 397 , , 913, L34, 10.3847/2041-8213/abff5b

  50. [50]

    Perez, F., & Granger, B. E. 2007, title IPython: A System for Interactive Scientific Computing, Computing in Science Engineering, 9, 21, 10.1109/MCSE.2007.53

  51. [51]

    Measurements of Omega and Lambda from 42 High-Redshift Supernovae

    Perlmutter, S., Aldering, G., Goldhaber, G., et al. 1999, title Measurements of and from 42 High Redshift Supernovae , The Astrophysical Journal, 517, 565 586, 10.1086/307221

  52. [52]

    Y., Chambers , J., Ahmed , K., Gamezo , V

    Poludnenko , A. Y., Chambers , J., Ahmed , K., Gamezo , V. N., & Taylor , B. D. 2019, title A unified mechanism for unconfined deflagration-to-detonation transition in terrestrial chemical systems and type Ia supernovae , Science, 366, aau7365, 10.1126/science.aau7365

  53. [53]

    Y., Gardiner , T

    Poludnenko , A. Y., Gardiner , T. A., & Oran , E. S. 2011, title Spontaneous Transition of Turbulent Flames to Detonations in Unconfined Media , Physical Review Letters, 107, 054501, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.054501

  54. [54]

    A., Gänsicke, B

    Raddi, R., Hollands, M. A., Gänsicke, B. T., et al. 2018, title Anatomy of the hyper-runaway star LP 40–365 with Gaia , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 479, L96, 10.1093/mnrasl/sly103

  55. [56]

    Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant

    Riess , A. G., Filippenko , A. V., Challis , P., et al. 1998, title Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant , , 116, 1009, 10.1086/300499

  56. [57]

    2020, A&A, 644, A176, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730404

    Rigault , M., Brinnel , V., Aldering , G., et al. 2020, title Strong dependence of Type Ia supernova standardization on the local specific star formation rate , , 644, A176, 10.1051/0004-6361/201730404

  57. [58]

    2012, title Constraining type Ia supernova models: SN 2011fe as a test case, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 750, L19

    R \"o pke, F., Kromer, M., Seitenzahl, I., et al. 2012, title Constraining type Ia supernova models: SN 2011fe as a test case, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 750, L19

  58. [59]

    K., Gieseler , M., Reinecke , M., Travaglio , C., & Hillebrandt , W

    R \"o pke , F. K., Gieseler , M., Reinecke , M., Travaglio , C., & Hillebrandt , W. 2006, title Type Ia supernova diversity in three-dimensional models , , 453, 203, 10.1051/0004-6361:20053430

  59. [60]

    K., Hillebrandt , W., Schmidt , W., et al

    R \"o pke , F. K., Hillebrandt , W., Schmidt , W., et al. 2007 a , title A Three-Dimensional Deflagration Model for Type Ia Supernovae Compared with Observations , , 668, 1132, 10.1086/521347

  60. [61]

    K., Woosley , S

    R \"o pke , F. K., Woosley , S. E., & Hillebrandt , W. 2007 b , title Off-Center Ignition in Type Ia Supernovae. I. Initial Evolution and Implications for Delayed Detonation , , 660, 1344, 10.1086/512769

  61. [62]

    1992, title Modeling the iron-dominated spectra of the type IA supernova SN 1991T at premaximum , , 387, L33, 10.1086/186299

    Ruiz-Lapuente , P., Cappellaro , E., Turatto , M., et al. 1992, title Modeling the iron-dominated spectra of the type IA supernova SN 1991T at premaximum , , 387, L33, 10.1086/186299

  62. [63]

    P., Suntzeff, N

    Schmidt, B. P., Suntzeff, N. B., Phillips, M. M., et al. 1998, title The High Z Supernova Search: Measuring Cosmic Deceleration and Global Curvature of the Universe Using Type Ia Supernovae , The Astrophysical Journal, 507, 46 63, 10.1086/306308

  63. [64]

    R., Cescutti , G., R \"o pke , F

    Seitenzahl , I. R., Cescutti , G., R \"o pke , F. K., Ruiter , A. J., & Pakmor , R. 2013 a , title Solar abundance of manganese: a case for near Chandrasekhar-mass Type Ia supernova progenitors , , 559, L5, 10.1051/0004-6361/201322599

  64. [65]

    R., & Townsley , D

    Seitenzahl , I. R., & Townsley , D. M. 2017, title Nucleosynthesis in Thermonuclear Supernovae , in Handbook of Supernovae, ed. A. W. Alsabti & P. Murdin , 1955, 10.1007/978-3-319-21846-5_87

  65. [66]

    R., Ciaraldi-Schoolmann , F., R \"o pke , F

    Seitenzahl , I. R., Ciaraldi-Schoolmann , F., R \"o pke , F. K., et al. 2013 b , title Three-dimensional delayed-detonation models with nucleosynthesis for Type Ia supernovae , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 429, 1156, 10.1093/mnras/sts402

  66. [67]

    R., Summa , A., Krau , F., et al

    Seitenzahl , I. R., Summa , A., Krau , F., et al. 2015, title 5.9-keV Mn K-shell X-ray luminosity from the decay of ^ 55 Fe in Type Ia supernova models , , 447, 1484, 10.1093/mnras/stu2537

  67. [68]

    J., Boubert, D., G \"a nsicke, B

    Shen, K. J., Boubert, D., G \"a nsicke, B. T., et al. 2018, title Three hypervelocity white dwarfs in Gaia DR2: Evidence for dynamically driven double-degenerate double-detonation type Ia supernovae, The Astrophysical Journal, 865, 15

  68. [69]

    B., Harker, G., et al

    Silverman , J. M., Foley , R. J., Filippenko , A. V., et al. 2012, title Berkeley Supernova Ia Program -- I. Observations, data reduction and spectroscopic sample of 582 low-redshift Type Ia supernovae , , 425, 1789, 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21270.x

  69. [70]

    A., Seitenzahl , I

    Sim , S. A., Seitenzahl , I. R., Kromer , M., et al. 2013, title Synthetic light curves and spectra for three-dimensional delayed-detonation models of Type Ia supernovae , , 436, 333, 10.1093/mnras/stt1574

  70. [71]

    A., Sollerman , J., & Benetti , S

    Stritzinger , M., Mazzali , P. A., Sollerman , J., & Benetti , S. 2006, title Consistent estimates of ^ 56 Ni yields for type Ia supernovae , , 460, 793, 10.1051/0004-6361:20065514

  71. [72]

    D., Diehl, R., et al

    The, L.-S., Clayton, D. D., Diehl, R., et al. 2006, title Are ^ 44 Ti-producing supernovae exceptional? Astronomy & Astrophysics, 450, 1037–1050, 10.1051/0004-6361:20054626

  72. [73]

    Timmes, F. X. 1999, title Integration of Nuclear Reaction Networks for Stellar Hydrodynamics , The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 124, 241 263, 10.1086/313257

  73. [74]

    X., & Woosley , S

    Timmes , F. X., & Woosley , S. E. 1992, title The conductive propagation of nuclear flames. I - Degenerate C + O and O + NE + MG white dwarfs , , 396, 649, 10.1086/171746

  74. [75]

    1979, title A survey of galaxy redshifts

    Tonry , J., & Davis , M. 1979, title A survey of galaxy redshifts. I. Data reduction techniques. , The Astronomical Journal, 84, 1511, 10.1086/112569

  75. [76]

    M., Calder , A

    Townsley , D. M., Calder , A. C., Asida , S. M., et al. 2007, title Flame Evolution During Type Ia Supernovae and the Deflagration Phase in the Gravitationally Confined Detonation Scenario , , 668, 1118, 10.1086/521013

  76. [77]

    M., Jackson , A

    Townsley , D. M., Jackson , A. P., Calder , A. C., et al. 2009, title Evaluating Systematic Dependencies of Type Ia Supernovae: The Influence of Progenitor ^ 22 Ne Content on Dynamics , , 701, 1582, 10.1088/0004-637X/701/2/1582

  77. [78]

    M., Miles , B

    Townsley , D. M., Miles , B. J., Timmes , F. X., Calder , A. C., & Brown , E. F. 2016, title A Tracer Method for Computing Type Ia Supernova Yields: Burning Model Calibration, Reconstruction of Thickened Flames, and Verification for Planar Detonations , , 225, 3, 10.3847/0067-0049/225/1/3

  78. [79]

    J., Smith , B

    Turk , M. J., Smith , B. D., Oishi , J. S., et al. 2011, title yt: A Multi-code Analysis Toolkit for Astrophysical Simulation Data , , 192, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/192/1/9

  79. [80]

    van der Walt and S

    van der Walt, S., Colbert, S. C., & Varoquaux, G. 2011, title The NumPy Array: A Structure for Efficient Numerical Computation, Computing in Science Engineering, 13, 22, 10.1109/MCSE.2011.37

  80. [81]

    R., Kashyap, R., Fisher, R., et al

    van Rossum, D. R., Kashyap, R., Fisher, R., et al. 2016, title LIGHT CURVES AND SPECTRA FROM A THERMONUCLEAR EXPLOSION OF A WHITE DWARF MERGER, The Astrophysical Journal, 827, 128, 10.3847/0004-637X/827/2/128

Showing first 80 references.