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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Dramatic advances in ground-based and space astronomy, together with observations of the serendipitous supernova 1987A, have led to the study of supernovae and supernova becoming one of the most active and rewarding fields in today's astrophysics. To take stock of these exciting developments and to give focus to future research, the International Astronomical Union held a colloquium in Xian, China, for the world's leading experts and this volume gathers together their articles.

The articles summarise our knowledge of supernova 1987A and give the first results on supernova 1993J. They not only demonstrate the latest techniques for interpreting spectra and light curves of supernovae, but show how they can be applied to measuring the cosmic distance scale. They also cover recent advances in theories for type I and type II supernovae, and observations and interpretations of supernova remnants.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Participants.

-Preface.

-Acknowledgements.

-Observations of Supernovae and the Cosmic Distance Scale.

-Supernova Rates.
-Light Curves of Supernovae.
-Supernovae and the Cosmic Distance Scale.
-Individual Light Curve Fits of SN Ia and H0.
-Towards the Cosmic Distance Scale through Nebular SNe Ia.

-Type Ia Supernovae.

-Observations of Type Ia Supernovae.
-Type Ia Supernovae: Mechanisms and Nucleosynthesis.
-SNIa Diversity: Theory and Diagnostics.
-Searching for Type Ia Supernova Progenitors.
-2D Simulations of Deflagrations in White Dwarfs.
-3D Simulations of Supernovae.

-Type Ib and Type II Supernovae.

-Recent Advances in Supernova Theory.
-Dynamics of Type-II Supernovae.
-Hydrodynamics and Theoretical Light Curves of SNe II.
-Instabilities and Mixing in Type II-P and II-b Supernovae.
-Progenitors and Hydrodynamics of Type II and Ib Supernovae.
-Statistical Analysis of Supernovae and Progenitors of SN Ib and SN Ic.
-Supernova Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars.
-Nuclear Weak Processes in Presupernova Stars.

-SN 1987A, SN 1993J, and Other Supernovae.

-X-Rays and Gamma-Rays from SN 1987A.
-Spectrophotometry of SN 1987A from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
-Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 1987A.
-SN 1987A: Observations at Later Phases.
-Freeze out, IR-Catastrophes, and Non-thermal Emission in SNe.
-Understanding the Nebular Spectrum of SN 1987A.
-The Oxygen 1.13 µ Fluorescence Line of SN 1987A: a Diagnostic for the Ejecta of Hydrogen-Rich Supernovae.
-Review of Contributions to the Workshop on SN 1993J.
-A Determination of the Properties of the Peculiar SNIa 1991T through Models of its Early-time Spectra.

-Supernovae and Circumstellar Matter.

-Radio Supernovae.
-The SN 1987A Environment.
-Radio Emission from SN 1987A.
-Interaction of Supernova Ejecta with Circumstellar Matter and X-Ray Emission: SN 1987A & SN 1993J.

-Supernova Remnants.

-Historical Supernovae and Supernova Remnants.
-Radio Emission from Supernova Remnants.
-The Distribution of Supernova Remnants in the Galaxy.
-Supernova Remnants in Nearby Spiral Galaxies.
-X-Ray Spectroscopy of Supernova Remnants.
-ASCA Observation of Supernova Remnants.
-Optical and UV Observations of Supernova Remnants.
-Far-Ultraviolet Observations of Supernova Remnants.
-Compact Objects in Supernova Remnants.

-Catalogues.

-A List of Supernovae Discovered between 1989 January 1 and 1993 April 1.
-A Catalogue of Galactic Supernova Remnants.

-List of Contributed Papers.

OUR REVIEW

There are 41 essays in this book, which actually is a wide compilation of the current knowledge about supernovae and their remnants. These essays should therefore be adequate enough both for advanced students and for researchers. Developed by important experts all over the world, the work contains almost all the imaginable aspects on this question, as well as the latest results coming from the modern instruments nowadays available to all the specialists in astrophysics.

Fortunately this science enjoyed a great leap forward thanks to some recent explosions of supernovae which are situated at relatively nearby distances. This fact, together with the most advanced technologies we have at the moment, has allowed us to clarify many dark spots and take a step forward in our understanding of such a fantastic phenomenon. We will find this, and more, in this book, which intends to update the objectives that have already been attained together with those which will have to be undertaken in the near future, as well as make them available to all the scientific community.