Modeling core-collapse supernovae in 3-dimensions

Jun, 2002
5 pages
Published in:
  • Astrophys.J.Lett. 574 (2002) L65
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Report number:
  • LAUR-02-2610

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We present the first complete 3-dimensional simulations of the core-collapse of a massive star from the onset of collapse to the resultant supernova explosion. We compare the structure of the convective instabilities that occur in 3-dimensional models with those of past 2-dimensional simulations. Although the convective instabilities are clearly 3-dimensional in nature, we find that both the size-scale of the flows and the net enhancement to neutrino heating does not differ greatly between 2- and 3-dimensional models. The explosion energy, explosion timescale, and remnant mass does not differ by more than 10% between 2- and 3-dimensional simulations.