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Surviving companions of Type Ia supernovae: theory and observations
DOI: 10.1016/j.newar.2019.101523 Bibcode: 2019NewAR..8501523R

Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar

We review the theoretical background and the observational searches made for surviving companions of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Theory comprises the characteristics of the stellar binary companions of the exploding white dwarfs at the time of the supernova outburst and the expected effects on them of the explosion, as well as their subsequent ev…

2019 New Astronomy Reviews
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