1 Classification of Supernovae. - 1. 1. Introduction. - 1. 2. Observed Time Dependence. - 1. 3. Theory. - 1. 4. SN 1987K. - 1. 5. Conclusions. - References. - 2 Spectra of Supernovae. - 2. 1. Introduction. - 2. 2. Historical Overview. - 2. 3. Individual Supernovae: Spectral Types and Bibliography. - 2. 4. Spectrum Formation. - 2. 5. Spectral Types Ia Ib and II. - 2. 6. Toward Quantitative Spectroscopy. - References. - 3 Supernova Light Curves. - 3. 1. Introduction. - 3. 2. Light Curves of Type IA Supernovae. - 3. 3. The Light Curves of SN Ib. - 3. 4. The Cosmological Uses of SN Ia. - 3. 5. Light Curves for SN II. - 3. 6. Cosmology and SN II. - References. - 4 Radio Supernovae. - 4. 1. Introduction. - 4. 2. Radio Emission from SN 1970G. - 4. 3. Further Radio Detections of Type II Supernovae. - 4. 4. Radio Detection of Type I Supernovae. - 4. 5. Supernovae Discovered by Their Radio Emission. - 4. 6. Intermediate Age Radio Supernovae. - 4. 7. Very Early Radio Emission from SN 1987A. - 4. 8. Summary of Radio Supernovae. - 4. 9. Models for the Supernova Radio Emission. - 4. 10. Conclusion. - References. - 5 Interaction of Supernovae with Circumstellar Matter. - 5. 1. Introduction. - 5. 2. Circumstellar Environments. - 5. 3. Hydrodynamic Interaction. - 5. 4. Radiative Interaction. - 5. 5. Summary and Future Prospects. - References. - 6 Gamma-Rays and X-Rays from Supernovae. - 6. 1. Introduction. - 6. 2. Prompt Emission Radiation from Interaction with a Wind and Very High-Energy Radiation. - 6. 3. Gamma-Rays and X-Rays due to Radioactive Decay. - 6. 4. SN 1987A. - 6. 5. Concluding Remarks. - References. - 7 Neutrinos from Supernovae. - 7. 1. Introduction. - 7. 2. A Short History of Supernova Neutrino Theory. - 7. 3. The Neutrino Signature of Core Collapse Supernovae. - 7. 4. The Neutrinos from SN 1987A. - Appendix: Detectors. - References. - 8 Type I Supernovae: Carbon Deflagration and Detonation. - 8. 1. Introduction. - 8. 2. The Pre-Explosive Evolution. - 8. 3. Some General Considerations. - 8. 4. Carbon Deflagration. - 8. 5. Carbon Detonation. - 8. 6. Type Ib Supernovae. - 8. 7. Type I21 Supernovae. - 8. 8. Conclusions. - References. - 9 Supernovae: The Direct Mechanism and the Equation of State. - 9. 1. Introduction. - 9. 2. Gravitational Collapse. - 9. 3. Subsaturation Density Equation of State. - 9. 4. Suprasaturation Density Equation of State. - 9. 5. Numerical Results. - 9. 6. Rotation. - 9. 7. Discussion. - References. - 10 Neutrino Heating Supernovae. - 10. 1. Introduction. - 10. 2. Brief Review of Numerical Work. - 10. 3. Collapse-Driven Supernova. - 10. 4. Calculational Neutrino Spectra and Luminosity from Collapsed Stellar Cores. - 10. 5. The Neutrino Heating Mechanism for Supernova Explosions: A Critique. - References. Language: English