Carbon detonation or carbon deflagration is the violent reignition of thermonuclear fusion in a white dwarf star that was previously slowly cooling. It involves a runaway thermonuclear process that spreads through the white dwarf in a matter of seconds, producing a Type Ia supernova, which releases an immense amount of energy as the star is blown apart.
Carbon detonation or carbon deflagration is the violent reignition of thermonuclear fusion in a white dwarf star that was previously slowly cooling. It involves a runaway thermonuclear process that spreads through the white dwarf in a matter of seconds, producing a Type Ia supernova, which releases an immense amount of energy as the star is blown apart.
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