Joint Astrophysical Colloquium
Nova Explosions: once again a Great Future
Massimo Della Valle (INAF-OACN)
Thursday 01/06/2023 @ 11:30, Sala IV piano Battiferro
A century ago Classical Nova Explosions have played a pivotal role in the debate regarding the nature of spiral nebulae. Today, after years of partial oblivion, they are back in the limelight as major contributors of galactic nucleosynthesis and also for their possible connection with the progenitors of SNe-Ia. During my talk I will discuss these topics.