A supersymmetric model for triggering Supernova Ia in isolated white dwarfs

TL;DR

This paper introduces a supersymmetric phase transition model that triggers Type Ia supernova explosions in isolated white dwarfs, fitting observed rates and addressing black hole mass distribution gaps.

Contribution

It presents a novel supersymmetric phase transition mechanism as the trigger for supernovae Ia in white dwarfs, with parameters fitted to observational data.

Findings

Model fits supernova rate and properties

Critical density parameter determined as ~3 x 10^7 g/cc

Phase transition occurs in dense stellar cores

Abstract

We propose a model for supernovae Ia explosions based on a phase transition to a supersymmetric state which becomes the active trigger for the deflagration starting the explosion in an isolated sub-Chandrasekhar white dwarf star. With two free parameters we fit the rate and several properties of type Ia supernovae and address the gap in the supermassive black hole mass distribution. One parameter is a critical density fit to about $3 \cdot 10^7$ g/cc while the other has the units of a space time volume and is found to be of order $0.05\,$ Gyr $R_E^3$ where $R_E$ is the earth radius. The model involves a phase transition to an exact supersymmetry in a small core of a dense star.