Properties of Unusually Luminous Supernovae
This thesis is a theoretical study of the progenitors, event rates, and observational properties of unusually luminous supernova (SN), and aims to identify promising directions for future observations. In Chapter 2, we present model light curves and spectra of pair-instability supernovae (PISNe) ove...
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Harvard University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10856 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10947430 |