A model of an exploding,radiating star in general relativity |
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| Authors: | Richard C Adams Jeffrey M Cohen John C Peterson |
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| Institution: | (1) Mips Computation, 760 Thomas Ave., San Diego, California, USA;(2) Physics Department, University of Pennsylvania, 19174 Philadelphia, PA, USA;(3) A.E.T.C., 10975 Torreyana Road, 92121 San Diego, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | In a previous paper Adams, Cary and Cohen (1994) presented a model of a supernova. In that paper the equations of General Relativity describing the evolution of a spherically symmetric, radiating star were solved analytically. The evolution of the star was determined by the application of boundary conditions at the center and at the edge. Due to lmitations in the presupernova model, only the very slow inward motion of an unstable, degenerate core could be considered. The solution was also limited by the need to exclude a  runaway term, one that increased exponentially with time. Without the exclusion of the runaway, the luminosity would have increased without bound and the mass would have become negative.This paper presents a completely analytic solution to the equations of General Relativity describing the evolution of a Type II supernova. Professor S.E. Woosley kindly gave us data on the physical variables of a 12M
0 presupernova star. In our model the core collapses within 1 s, leaving a 1.3M
0 remnant. Shortly afterward 10.6M
0 is ejected to infinity, and 0.17M
0 is radiated away in the form of neutrinos. The distance of the edge from the center increases proportionally to the two-thirds power of the time. The luminosity decreases proportionally to the inverse four-thirds power.Although the runaway solution was modified by the exploding rather than a static envelope, it must still be excluded by adjusting initial conditions. Its character is changed from an exponential to a very large power (55) of time. The removal of a degree of freedom by this exclusion leads to physically non-sensical results such as negative luminosity. The inclusion of a term describing motion of the mantle due to neutrino interactions provides the additional degree of freedom necessary for physically reasonable results. |
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