Type Ia Supernovae: Where Are They Coming From and Where Will They Lead Us?
arXiv:1805.03207
Abstract
We present a summary of our understanding of Type Ia Supernova progenitors, mostly discussing the observational approach. The main goal of this review is to provide the non-specialist with a sufficiently comprehensive view of where we stand.
To appear in "The Impact of Binaries on Stellar Evolution", Beccari G. & Boffin H.M.J. (Eds.): proceedings of the ImBaSE 2017 workshop held at ESO Garching, July 3-7, 2017