Theoretical models of type Ia supernova - what can we learn from observed spectra and light curves?
by
Daniel Sauer(Stockholms universitet)
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Europe/Stockholm
FA31
FA31
Description
The number of observed supernova for which high-quality data is available has increased
dramatically in recent years. Type Ia supernovae are still among the most successful
probes to map the expansion history of the universe. In spite of the wealth of
observational data the explosion physics of these events is still not fully understood and
uncertainty about the accuracy of the cosmological distance measurements remain.
Radiative transfer models provide an important link between theoretical explosion models
and observed data. I will discuss the interpretation of observed of type Ia supernovae
with the help of radiative transfer models and the implications for the theoretical
explosion models. Host: Anders Jerkstrand
