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Modeling subgrid combustion processes in simulations of thermonuclear supernovae
Dean M. Townsley, Alan C. Calder, Broxton J. Miles
Supernovae of type Ia are thought to arise from the thermonuclear incineration of a carbon-oxygen white dwarf stellar remnant. However, the detailed explosion scenario and stellar…
Thermonuclear (Type Ia) Supernovae and Progenitor Evolution
Alan C. Calder, Don E. Willcox, Christopher J. DeGrendele +3
Thermonuclear (type Ia) supernovae are bright stellar explosions with the unique property that the light curves can be standardized, allowing them to be used as distance indicators…
Astrophysical Validation
A. C. Calder, D. M. Townsley
We present examples of validating components of an astrophysical simulation code. Problems of stellar astrophysics are multi-dimensional and involve physics acting on large ranges…
Cosmic Chandlery with Thermonuclear Supernovae
Alan C. Calder, Brendan K. Krueger, Aaron P. Jackson +3
Thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernovae are bright stellar explosions, the light curves of which can be calibrated to allow for use as "standard candles" for measuring cosmological dist…
A Tracer Method for Computing Type Ia Supernova Yields: Burning Model Calibration, Reconstruction of Thickened Flames, and Verification for Planar Detonations
Dean M. Townsley, Broxton J. Miles, F. X. Timmes +2
We refine our previously introduced parameterized model for explosive carbon-oxygen fusion during thermonuclear supernovae (SN Ia) by adding corrections to post-processing of recor…
Power-Law Wrinkling Turbulence-Flame Interaction Model for Astrophysical Flames
Aaron P. Jackson, Dean M. Townsley, Alan C. Calder
We extend a model for turbulence-flame interactions (TFI) to consider astrophysical flames with a particular focus on combustion in type Ia supernovae. The inertial range of the tu…