Physics A-Level
Supernova
What Supernova means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
An event showing a rapid increase in absolute magnitude, meaning the absolute magnitude becomes more negative over a short time.
The explosion in which the core collapses rapidly and the outer layers are blown away.
Topics that use Supernova
- Supernovae, neutron stars and black holes (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Stars (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Black hole
- Chandrasekhar limit
- Neutron star
- Accretion
- Active galactic nuclei
- dark energy
- Electron degeneracy pressure
- Gravitational collapse
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