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How do the light curves differ between type I and type II supernovae?

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How do the light curves differ between type I and type II supernovae?

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The Supernovae Light Curve shown at the right shows a typical comparison between the light intensity of type I supernovae with that of type II supernovae as a function of the number of days since peak. Type I supernovae (red) is much brighter, but decays much faster than type II supernovae (blue).