Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-09-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
21 pages, LaTeX, cupconf.sty, 1 postscript table, 1 postscript color figure. To be published in: The Largest Explosions Since
Scientific paper
There are hints that nearby Type Ia supernovae may be a little different than those at large redshift. Confidence in the conclusion that there is a cosmological constant and an accelerating Universe thus still requires the hard work of sorting out potential systematic effects. Polarization data show that core-collapse supernovae (Type II and Ib/c) probably depart strongly from spherical symmetry. Evidence for exceedingly energetic supernovae must be considered self-consistently with evidence that they are asymmetric, a condition that affects energy estimates. Jets arising near the compact object can produce such asymmetries. There is growing conviction that gamma-ray bursts intrinsically involve collimated or jet-like flow and hence that they are also strongly asymmetric. SN 1998bw is a potential rosetta stone that will help to sort out the physics of explosive events. Are events like SN 1998bw more closely related to "ordinary" supernovae or "hypernovae?" Do they leave behind neutron stars as "ordinary" pulsars or "magnetars" or is the remnant a black hole? Are any of these events associated with classic cosmic gamma-ray bursts as suggested by the supernova-like modulation of the afterglows of GRB 970228, GRB 980326 and GRB 990712?
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