Abstract:Type Ia supernovae are bright stellar explosions thought to occur when a runaway thermonuclear reaction incinerates a compact star known as white dwarf (WD). In many models, the explosion begins with a flame born in the turbulent environment near the center of the white dwarf. The effect of turbulence on the evolution of the nascent flame is incompletely understood and is the subject of active research. The range of length scales from the full star (∼ 10 8 cm) to the laminar flame width (∼ 10 −5 cm) prevents f… Show more
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