Re: [Phys-l] astrophysics question

[John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>]

On 07/02/2008 05:02 AM, Mark Sylvester wrote:
> Can a supernova remnant be anything other than a neutron star or a 
> black hole? In particular, can the remnant be a white dwarf 

Yes.

> I *think* the answer is 
> "obviously not" since the core has already collapsed...

There are different types of supernova.  Type Ia does not
involve core collapse.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_Ia_supernova
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_Ib_and_Ic_supernovae
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_II_supernova