Giant eruptions of very massive stars
arXiv:1602.03925 · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/728/2/022008
Abstract
Giant eruptions or supernova-impostor events are far more mysterious than true supernovae. An extreme example can release as much radiative energy as a SN, ejecting several M_sun of material. These events involve continuous radiation-driven outflows rather than blast waves. They constitute one of the main unsolved problems in stellar astrophysics, but have received surprisingly little theoretical effort. Here I note some aspects that are not yet familiar to most astronomers.
arXiv commentTo appear in Phys. Chem. Late Stages Stellar Evol., 11th Pacific Rim Conf., Hong Kong 2015
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