What are Supernovae and Hypernovae? Any resources or insights?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around supernovae and hypernovae, with participants seeking and sharing resources and insights on these astronomical phenomena. The scope includes academic resources for writing essays and general information about the types and mechanisms of supernovae.

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  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests academic resources for writing an essay on supernovae and hypernovae, expressing dissatisfaction with basic wiki links.
  • Another participant suggests that the wiki page contains references that could be useful for academic work.
  • A participant questions the expectation for others to find online sources instead of utilizing university library resources.
  • One participant mentions different types of supernovae, specifically type II and type Ia, and offers to provide more information on their mechanisms.
  • There is a reiteration of the limitations of using forum posts as references in academic work.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the adequacy of resources provided, with some feeling that basic links are insufficient for academic purposes. There is no consensus on the best approach to finding credible information.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note limitations in accessing updated academic resources at their university library, which may affect the quality of information available for their research.

Who May Find This Useful

Students and individuals interested in learning about supernovae and hypernovae, particularly those seeking credible academic resources for research or essays.

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Was looking for information on the aforementioned Super and hypernovae. Any resources wud be nice as well as anything you might just know about them !

thanks in advance,
Pretty Emlay xxx
 
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Well actually I'm a degree student looking for information, so although I am grateful of your offer of a wiki link, its not really enough. I'm looking for some academic work on the subject so I can write an essay. Finding books sucks, but any sort of decent online resource with credibility is good, as is any info you might have.

You really think I am so retarded that I'm able to find a physics forum and register, but not able to do a wiki search?

Thanks for any more help,
Pretty Emlay xxx
 
*bump*

Pretty Emlay xxx
 
EMLAY said:
Well actually I'm a degree student looking for information, so although I am grateful of your offer of a wiki link, its not really enough. I'm looking for some academic work on the subject so I can write an essay. Finding books sucks, but any sort of decent online resource with credibility is good, as is any info you might have.

Well the wiki page has a lost of references at the bottom, perhaps that would be a good place to start.

Do you not have access to a library at university? It's a bit unfair to expect people to dig up online sources just because you're too lazy to look for books.

Just a note, based on what I've observed, you won't be able to use what we post here for you in an essay. You can use any resources we post, but you won't be allowed to reference peoples posts.

Regardless, without directly specifying your required level in the OP, no one was to know wiki was 'below' you.

I'll leave it to someone who has knowledge in this area to provide further sources.
You really think I am so retarded that I'm able to find a physics forum and register, but not able to do a wiki search?

Don't take it personally, but there are a lot of people who manage to get here, register and ask a question and never consider a simple Google search.
EMLAY said:
*bump*

There's no need to bump posts - especially not this soon. Each new post acts as a bump so "bumping" it minutes after your last post is pointless.
 
Okay, thanks for your help

With regards to the book, the library at university is limited, and as you know lots of the work there is outdated so its hard.

Wiki isn't below me, but its below the university ha ha :P

Thanks for the help in any event,
Pretty Emlay xxx
 
I am not a degree student,yet but I will be very soon.

Of the types of supernovae I can recall is the common type II and elusive type Ia supernovae(linked to accretion induced collapse theory).

If you need any information on the mechanism of the above ones,let me know.

Sorry If my post came short of any help.
Regards,
ibysaiyan
 
would love to know more on this, thanks for posting,

Pretty Emlay xxx
 

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