Supernova Explosion in the Process of Stellar Evolution

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2018-03-13
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Supernovaexplosionisapeculiarastronomicalphenomenon,whichhasarousedgreatinterestandextensiveresearchbyastronomers.Atpresent,however,itiserroneouslybelievedthatthesupernovaexplosionisasplendidfuneralofadyingstar.Infact,newastronomicalobservationsandtheauthor’stheoreticalstudieshaveshownthatintheprocessofastar’snever-endingevolution,numeroussupernovaexplosionsmayoccur,andsupernovaexplosionwillrunthroughmanystagesofstellarevolution.Whenevertheatmosphereofthestarbecomesverydenseanditssurfaceiscoveredwithathicklayerofmaterialagain,athermonuclearreactioncanbeignitedagain,causingasupernovaexplosion.Especially,whenthestarhasundergoneanumberofsupernovaeexplosionsanditssurfaceiscoveredwithmultiplelayersofsupernovaexplosionremnants,thecoreofthemassivestarmayundergosuddengravitationalcollapse,causingaviolentsupernova;whenastarisimpactedbyafallingcelestialbody,italsoproducesviolentsupernovaexplosions.