Stellar explosions : hydrodynamics and nucleosynthesis

Content: Computational Hydrodynamics To Grid or Not to Grid: A Primer on Hydrocodes Equations of Stellar Structure A Touch of Hydrodynamics Grid-Based Methods: The Realm of Finite Differences Gridless Methods: Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics Building a 1D Hydrodynamic Code Code Validation and Verification Nuclear Physics Nuclear Prelude: Abundances, Masses, and Binding Energies Nuclear Fusion Nuclear Interactions Stellar Evolution in a Nutshell: H- to Si-Burning Cosmochemistry and Presolar Grains Meteorites and Stellar Astrophysics Grain Formation and Growth The Stardust Market Experimental Techniques and Instruments Classical and Recurrent NovaeStellae Novae: Beacons in the Ocean of Night Classical and Recurrent Novae: The Big Picture Designing a Nova Outburst Nova Nuclear Symphony Nova Light Curve Observational Constraints Type Ia SupernovaeHistorical Supernovae Spectroscopy of Supernovae Light Curves: Supernova Pyrotechnics Progenitors Blowing Up Stars in the Laptop: The Modeling of Type Ia Supernovae X-Ray Bursts and Superbursts Discovery of X-Ray Bursts Observational Constraints A Spark to a Flame: Outlining the Explosion Mechanism Superbursts Core-Collapse Supernovae SN 1987A Observations of Core-Collapse Supernovae: Spectra and Light Curves Core-Collapse Supernovae: Evolution beyond Core Silicon Burning and Explosion Nucleosynthesis Observational Constraints Supernovae, Neutron Star Mergers, and the Origin of Gamma-Ray Bursts Appendix A: Henyey Method for Arbitrary Hydrodynamic Problems Appendix B: Computer Program for the Free-Fall Collapse ProblemExercises appear at the end of each chapter.