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carbon detonation supernova model

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carbon detonation supernova model has definition A supernova model involving the explosive ignition of carbon in the high-density (10⁸ - 10¹⁰ g cm^-3), electron-degenerate carbon-oxygen core of a 6±2 - 7±2 M_sun star by the formation and propagation of a detonation wave. A carbon-detonation supernova seems to leave no dense remnant and converts its C-O core entirely to iron. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:34:03.0
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carbon detonation supernova model	has definition A supernova model involving the explosive ignition of carbon in the high-density (10⁸ - 10¹⁰ g cm^-3), electron-degenerate carbon-oxygen core of a 6±2 - 7±2 M_sun star by the formation and propagation of a detonation wave. A carbon-detonation supernova seems to leave no dense remnant and converts its C-O core entirely to iron.
carbon detonation supernova model	is a kind of stellar theory
stellar theory	has domain star
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active