Supernova Explosions

Part I. Observational Overview and General Interpretations

1. Overview
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2. Search and Discovery
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3. Environments and Rates of Supernovae
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4. Spectra
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5. Light Curves
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6. Circumstellar Interaction
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7. Supernova Remnants
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8. Evolution to Catastrophe
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Part II. Massive-Star Supernovae

9. Core Collapse
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10. Pair-Instability Supernova Models
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11. Supernova 1987A
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12. Type IIP Supernovae
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13. Type IIL Supernovae
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14. Type IIn Supernovae
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15. Type IIb Supernovae
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16. Type Ib Supernovae
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17. Type Ic Supernovae
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18. Superluminous Supernovae
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Part III. Type Ia Supernovae

19. Degenerate Carbon Burning
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20. Observational Properties
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21. Progenitors
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22. Explosion Models
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23. Related Explosions
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Part IV. Consequences, Applications, and Summary

24. Consequences of Supernovae
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25. Applications of Supernovae to Other Areas of Astrophysics and Physics
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26. Summary and Prospects
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