Carbon detonation
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Carbon detonation
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Carbon detonation or carbon deflagration is the violent reignition of thermonuclear fusion in a white dwarf star that was previously slowly cooling. It involves a runaway thermonuclear process which spreads through the white dwarf in a matter of seconds, producing a type Ia supernova which releases an immense amount of energy as the star is blown apart. The carbon detonation/deflagration process leads to a supernova by a different route than the better known type II (core-collapse) supernova.
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Runaway fusion in a white dwarf star
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_detonation
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2024-04-12T03:00:49Z
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