This is particularly true for one particular kind of supernova known as Type Ia. An overview of the different proposed Type Ia supernova progenitors has been published on the arXiv preprint server.
A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...
The work is published in the journal Physical Review Letters. A type Ia supernova occurs in a binary system in which one of the stars is a white dwarf. The primary mechanism behind this is ...