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University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ, US

1988 to 2017 | Regents Professor (Astronomy)
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William David Arnett

University of Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

1976 to 1988 | B. & E. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor (Enrico Fermi Institute, Astronomy, Physics)
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William David Arnett

Education and qualifications (2)

Yale University: New Haven, CT, US

1961-09 to 1965-12 | M.Sci., Ph.D. (Physics)
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William David Arnett

University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY, US

1957-09 to 1961-06 | B. Sci. (Physics)
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William David Arnett

Works (37)

Fluid dynamic mathematical aspects of supernova remnants

Physics of Fluids
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Snezhana I. Abarzhi; Desmond L. Hill; Kurt C. Williams; Jiahe T. Li; Bruce A. Remington; David Martinez; W. David Arnett
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Convective core entrainment in 1D main-sequence stellar models

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Scott, L. J. A.; Hirschi, R.; Georgy, C.; Arnett, W. D.; Meakin, C.; Kaiser, E. A.; Ekström, S.; Yusof, N.
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Relative importance of convective uncertainties in massive stars

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
2020-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaiser, Etienne A.; Hirschi, Raphael; Arnett, W. David; Georgy, Cyril; Scott, Laura J. A.; Cristini, Andrea
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Biographical Memoir of Stirling Colgate

arXiv e-prints
2020-01 | Working paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Baym, Gordon; Necia; Cooper
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Relative Importance of Convective Uncertainties

2019 | Book chapter
Contributors: Etienne A. Kaiser; Raphael Hirschi; W. David Arnett; Andrea Cristini; Cyril Georgy; Laura J. A. Scott
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Supernova, nuclear synthesis, fluid instabilities, and interfacial mixing

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
2019-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Abarzhi, Snezhana I.; Bhowmick, Aklant K.; Naveh, Annie; Pandian, Arun; Swisher, Nora C.; Stellingwerf, Robert F.; Arnett, W. David
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3D Simulations and MLT. I. Renzini’s Critique

The Astrophysical Journal
2019-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: W. David Arnett; Casey Meakin; Raphael Hirschi; Andrea Cristini; Cyril Georgy; Simon Campbell; Laura J. A. Scott; Etienne A. Kaiser; Maxime Viallet; Miroslav Mocák
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Turbulent mixing and nuclear burning in stellar interiors

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Mocák, Miroslav; Meakin, Casey; Campbell, Simon W.; Arnett, W. David
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3D simulations and MLT: II. RA-ILES results

arXiv e-prints
2018-10 | Working paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Meakin, Casey; Hirschi, Raphael; Cristini, Andrea; Georgy, Cyril; Campbell, Simon; Scott, Laura J. A.; Kaiser, Etienne A.; Viallet, Maxime; Mocák, Miroslav
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Asteroseismic Constraints on the Models of Hot B Subdwarfs: Convective Helium-Burning Cores

European Physical Journal Web of Conferences
2017-10 | Conference paper
Contributors: Schindler, Jan-Torge; Green, Elizabeth M.; Arnett, W. David
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Pre-nebular Light Curves of SNe I

The Astrophysical Journal
2017-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: W. David Arnett; Christopher Fryer; Thomas Matheson
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VizieR Online Data Catalog: Historical and HST Astrometry of Sirius A,B (Bond+, 2017)

VizieR Online Data Catalog
2017-05 | Dataset
Contributors: Bond, H. E.; Schaefer, G. H.; Gilliland, R. L.; Holberg, J. B.; Mason, B. D.; Lindenblad, I. W.; Seitz-McLeese, M.; Arnett, W. D.; Demarque, P.; Spada, F. et al.
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The Sirius System and Its Astrophysical Puzzles: Hubble Space Telescope and Ground-based Astrometry∗

The Astrophysical Journal
2017-05-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Howard E. Bond; Gail H. Schaefer; Ronald L. Gilliland; Jay B. Holberg; Brian D. Mason; Irving W. Lindenblad; Miranda Seitz-McLeese; W. David Arnett; Pierre Demarque; Federico Spada et al.
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Synergies between Asteroseismology and Three-dimensional Simulations of Stellar Turbulence

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
2017-02-20 | Journal article
Contributors: W. David Arnett; E. Moravveji
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Pre-nebular light curves of type I supernovae

arXiv e-prints
2016-11 | Working paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Fryer, Christopher L.; Matheson, Thomas
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Key issues review: numerical studies of turbulence in stars

Reports on Progress in Physics
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Meakin, Casey
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Towards 21st century stellar models: Star clusters, supercomputing and asteroseismology

Astronomische Nachrichten
2016-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Campbell, S. W.; Constantino, T. N.; D'Orazi, V.; Meakin, C.; Stello, D.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Kuehn, C.; De Silva, G. M.; Arnett, W. D.; Lattanzio, J. C. et al.
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Convective Properties of Rotating Two-dimensional Core-collapse Supernova Progenitors

The Astrophysical Journal
2016-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Chatzopoulos, E.; Couch, Sean M.; Arnett, W. David; Timmes, F. X.
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BEYOND MIXING-LENGTH THEORY: A STEP TOWARD 321D

The Astrophysical Journal
2015-08-06 | Journal article
Contributors: W. David Arnett; Casey Meakin; Maxime Viallet; Simon W. Campbell; John C. Lattanzio; Miroslav Mocák
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THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL EVOLUTION TO CORE COLLAPSE OF A MASSIVE STAR

The Astrophysical Journal
2015-07-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Sean M. Couch; Emmanouil Chatzopoulos; W. David Arnett; F. X. Timmes
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EXPLORING STELLAR EVOLUTION MODELS OF sdB STARS USING MESA

The Astrophysical Journal
2015-06-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Jan-Torge Schindler; Elizabeth M. Green; W. David Arnett
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3D and Some Other Things Missing from the Theory of Massive Star Evolution

New Windows on Massive Stars
2015-01 | Conference paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David
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Rotation, Convection, and Core Collapse

Thirteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting: On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories
2015-01 | Conference paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David
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Chaos and turbulent nucleosynthesis prior to a supernova explosion

AIP Advances
2014-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Arnett, W. D.; Meakin, C.; Viallet, M.
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Preparing for an Explosion: Hydrodynamic Instabilities and Turbulence in Presupernovae

The Astrophysical Journal
2014-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Smith, Nathan; Arnett, W. David
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Turbulent Cells in Stars: Fluctuations in Kinetic Energy and Luminosity

The Astrophysical Journal
2011-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Meakin, Casey
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Time-dependent Turbulence in Stars

Astrophysical Dynamics: From Stars to Galaxies
2011-08 | Conference paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Meakin, Casey
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Toward Realistic Progenitors of Core-collapse Supernovae

The Astrophysical Journal
2011-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Meakin, Casey
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Turbulent Mixing in Stars: Theoretical Hurdles

Chemical Abundances in the Universe: Connecting First Stars to Planets
2010-03 | Conference paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Meakin, Casey
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Physics of Stellar Convection

Probing Stellar Populations Out to the Distant Universe: Cefalu 2008, Proceedings of the International Conference
2009-05 | Conference paper
Contributors: Arnett, W. David
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The Physics of Stars

APS April Meeting Abstracts
2009-05 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Arnett, W. David
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Origin of Cosmic Rays, Atomic Nuclei, and Pulsars in Explosions of Massive Stars

The Big Bang and Other Explosions in Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics. Edited by SCHRAMM DAVID N. Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd
1996 | Book chapter
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Schramm, David N.
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Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis

1996 | Book
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isbn 0-691-01147-8

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Learning from SN1987A

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
1990-03 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Arnett, W. D.; Fryxell, B. A.; Müeller, E.
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Supernova 1987A.

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
1989 | Journal article
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1989ARA&A..27..629A

Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Bahcall, John N.; Kirshner, Robert P.; Woosley, Stanford E.
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The Late Behavior of Supernova 1987A. I. The Light Curve

The Astrophysical Journal
1989-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Fu, Albert
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On Relative Supernova Rates and Nucleosynthesis Roles

The Astrophysical Journal
1989-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Arnett, W. David; Schramm, David N.; Truran, James W.
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