Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 55 Core-Collapse Supernovae-Gravity Wins
(2025, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
15079960
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Type II supernovae, whose spectra exhibit hydrogen, come from massive supergiant stars whose core suddenly collapses, ejecting the rest of the star. This mechanism also applies to "stripped" stars that had previously lost their outermost layers through winds and transfer to companions
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Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web