Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2018) 133: 325
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2018-12184-9

Review

On the stellar progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae

¹ INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico d’Abruzzo, Via Mentore Maggini, SNC, IT-64100, Teramo, Italy
² INFN, Sezione di Perugia, via Pascoli, IT-06123, Perugia, Italy

^* e-mail: luciano.piersanti@inaf.it

Received: 30 April 2018
Accepted: 28 July 2018
Published online: 15 August 2018

Abstract

In this paper I will review the physical properties of Type Ia Supernovae and, basing on the observational evidence and on stellar evolution theory, I will derive a possible self-consistent scenario for both the progenitor systems and the explosion mechanism.