Essential Cosmic Perspective, The, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Astronomy with eText -- Access Card Package (7th Edition)
Essential Cosmic Perspective, The, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Astronomy with eText -- Access Card Package (7th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
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How bright the white dwarf supernova is compared to the massive star supernova.

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Solution: Approximately 10 times.

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  Essential Cosmic Perspective, The, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Astronomy with eText -- Access Card Package (7th Edition), Chapter 14, Problem 1VSC

The y axis in the plot is in logarithmic scale. Hence, the peak brightness of massive supernova is around 2×109 solar units, while the peak bright ness of white dwarfs is about 1×1010 solar units. Hence, the brightness of white dwarf supernova is approximately 10 times brighter than the massive star supernova.

Conclusion: The white dwarf supernova is 10 times brighter than massive star supernova.

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