Exact solutions of Dirichlet type problem to elliptic equation, which type degenerates at the axis of cylinder. I

In this article, an elliptic equation, which type degenerates (either weakly or strongly)at the axis of a 3-dimensional cylinder, is considered. The statement of a Dirichlet type problem in the class of smooth functions is given and, subject to the type of degeneracy, the exact classical solutions are obtained. The uniqueness of the solutions is proved and the continuity of the solutions on the line of degeneracy is discussed

A surge of light at the birth of a supernova.

It is difficult to establish the properties of massive stars that explode as supernovae. The electromagnetic emission during the first minutes to hours after the emergence of the shock from the stellar surface conveys important information about the final evolution and structure of the exploding star. However, the unpredictable nature of supernova events hinders the detection of this brief initial phase. Here we report the serendipitous discovery of a newly born, normal type IIb supernova (SN 2016gkg), which reveals a rapid brightening at optical wavelengths of about 40 magnitudes per day. The very frequent sampling of the observations allowed us to study in detail the outermost structure of the progenitor of the supernova and the physics of the emergence of the shock. We develop hydrodynamical models of the explosion that naturally account for the complete evolution of the supernova over distinct phases regulated by different physical processes. This result suggests that it is appropriate to decouple the treatment of the shock propagation from the unknown mechanism that triggers the explosion