The Supernova {SN1987A} in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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- Rept.Prog.Phys. 52 (1989) 1421-1473
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Two years after the discovery of supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud the huge amount of new and exciting information is still being analysed by astronomers and astrophysicists all over the world. The authors try to summarise the present situation concerning both the observational facts and their theoretical interpretation. In particular, they focus their attention on the information contained in the light curve and the spectra, and in the detection of neutrinos. It is shown that many previously open questions have now been answered, but also that many new problems await a solution. These include the unexpected blue appearance of the progenitor star, its presupernova evolution, the explosion mechanism, apparent deviations from spherical symmetry and their origin, properties of matter at high densities and temperatures, etc. All these questions are far from being fully understood. Nevertheless, an attempt is made to give at least some hints on how solutions may be obtained.- review
- astrophysics: critical phenomena
- cosmic radiation: particle source
- n: matter
- photon: cosmic radiation
- neutrino: cosmic radiation
- particle: exotic
- nuclear matter
- interpretation of experiments
- bibliography
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