William David Arnett
| William David Arnett | |
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Arnett in 2008 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions |
University of Chicago University of Arizona |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Doctoral advisor | Alastair G. W. Cameron |
| Doctoral students |
Casey A. Meakin Patrick Young |
| Known for |
nuclear astrophysics supernovae |
| Notable awards |
Hans Bethe Prize (2009) Henry Norris Russell Lectureship |
William David Arnett is a Regents Professor of Astrophysics at Steward Observatory, University of Arizona,[1] known for his research on supernova explosions, the formation of neutron stars or black holes by gravitational collapse, and the synthesis of elements in stars; he is author of the monograph Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis which deals with these topics.[2] Arnett pioneered the application of supercomputers to astrophysical problems, including neutrino radiation hydrodynamics,[3][4] nuclear reaction networks,[5] instabilities and explosions,[6][7][8] supernova light curves,[9][10] and turbulent convective flow in two [11] and three dimensions.[12]
Academic career
Arnett received his B. S. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1961 and his M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in physics from Yale University in 1963 and 1965, advised by A. G. W. Cameron. After postdoctoral work with W. A. Fowler at the California Institute of Technology and Fred Hoyle at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (now Institute of Astronomy) of Cambridge University, he served briefly on the faculties of Rice University (working with Donald Clayton), University of Texas and University of Illinois before becoming the B. and E. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and then Regents Professor [13] at the University of Arizona.
Honors and awards
Arnett received the Hans Bethe Prize[14] of the American Physical Society in 2009, and the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship[15] of the American Astronomical Society in 2012. He has also received several other awards and honors, including:
- Marcel Grossmann Award, International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (ICRA), 2012[16]
- S. Chandrasekhar Lecturer, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India, 2007
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1985
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985
- Alexander von Humboldt Prize (senior scientist), 1981
- Yale University Distinguished Graduate Award in Physical Sciences and Engineering (with J. W. Truran), 1980
References
- ↑ "W. David Arnett". As.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ Arnett, David (1996). Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis: An Investigation of the History of Matter, from the Big Bang to the Present. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691011479.
- ↑ W. D. Arnett (1966). "Gravitational Collapse and Weak Interactions". Canadian Jour. Phys. 44 (11): 2553. Bibcode:1966CaJPh..44.2553A. doi:10.1139/p66-210.
- ↑ W. D. Arnett (1977). "Neutrino trapping during gravitational collapse of stars". Astrophys. Jour. 218: 815. Bibcode:1977ApJ...218..815A. doi:10.1086/155738.
- ↑ W. D. Arnett; J. W. Truran (1969). "Carbon-Burning Nucleosynthesis at Constant Temperature". Astrophys. Jour. 157: 339. Bibcode:1969ApJ...157..339A. doi:10.1086/150072.
- ↑ W. D. Arnett (1969). "Pulsars and Neutron Star Formation". Nature 222 (5191): 359. Bibcode:1969Natur.222..359A. doi:10.1038/222359b0.
- ↑ W. D. Arnett (1969). "A possible model of supernovae: Detonation of12C". Astrophysics and Space Sci. 5 (2): 180. Bibcode:1969Ap&SS...5..180A. doi:10.1007/BF00650291.
- ↑ B. Fryxell; W. D. Arnett; E. Mueller (1991). "Instabilities and clumping in SN 1987A. I - Early evolution in two dimensions". Astrophys. Jour. 367: 619. Bibcode:1991ApJ...367..619F. doi:10.1086/169657.
- ↑ S. W. Falk; W. D. Arnett (1977). "Radiation Dynamics, Envelope Ejection, and Supernova Light Curves". Astrophys. Jour. 33: 515. Bibcode:1977ApJS...33..515F. doi:10.1086/190440.
- ↑ W. D. Arnett (1982). "Type I supernovae. I - Analytic solutions for the early part of the light curve". Astrophys. Jour. 253: 785. Bibcode:1982ApJ...253..785A. doi:10.1086/159681.
- ↑ G. Bazan; W. D. Arnett (1994). Astrophys. Jour. 433: 41. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ C. Meakin; W. D. Arnett (2007). "Turbulent Convection in Stellar Interiors. I. Hydrodynamic Simulation". Astrophys. Jour. 667: 448. arXiv:astro-ph/0611315. Bibcode:2007ApJ...667..448M. doi:10.1086/520318.
- ↑ "Regents Professors | The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona". Arizona.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Hans A. Bethe Prize". Aps.org. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | American Astronomical Society". Aas.org. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Marcel Grossmann Awards". Icra.it. Retrieved 2013-12-09.