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- The article claims that assymetric dark matter can accumulate in a dwarf star producing a small Black Hole, and then ignite a supernova.
Here is the Physical Review article:
"Supernovae sparked by dark matter in white dwarfs"
"A ball of asymmetric dark matter accumulated inside a white dwarf and collapsing under its own weight sheds enough gravitational potential energy through scattering with nuclei to spark the fusion reactions that precede a Type Ia supernova explosion."
From what I gather, the Supernovae triggering mechanism for some White Dwarf stars has not been discovered.
"Supernovae sparked by dark matter in white dwarfs"
"A ball of asymmetric dark matter accumulated inside a white dwarf and collapsing under its own weight sheds enough gravitational potential energy through scattering with nuclei to spark the fusion reactions that precede a Type Ia supernova explosion."
From what I gather, the Supernovae triggering mechanism for some White Dwarf stars has not been discovered.