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Thoughts on Core-Collapse Supernova Theory†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2007

Adam Burrows ,
Luc Dessart ,
Christian D. Ott ,
Eli Livne  and
Jeremiah Murphy
Adam Burrows
Affiliation:
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 email: burrows@astro.princeton.edu Dept. of Astronomy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Luc Dessart
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Christian D. Ott
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Eli Livne
Affiliation:
Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Jeremiah Murphy
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Abstract

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An emerging conclusion of theoretical supernova research is that the breaking of spherical symmetry may be the key to the elusive mechanism of explosion. Such explorations require state-of-the-art multi-dimensional numerical tools and significant computational resources. Despite the thousands of man-years and thousands of CPU-years devoted to date to studying the supernova mystery, both require further evolution. There are many computationally-challenging instabilities in the core, before, during, and after the launch of the shock, and a variety of multi-dimensional mechanisms are now being actively explored. These include the neutrino heating mechanism, the MHD jet mechanism, and an acoustic mechanism. The latter is the most controversial, and, as with all the contenders, requires detailed testing and scrutiny. In this paper, we analyze recent attempts to do so, and suggests methods to improve them.

Keywords

supernovae: general – radiative transfer – stars: magnetic fields – stars: neutron – neutrinos – hydrodynamics – MHD
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S250: Massive Stars as Cosmic Engines , December 2007 , pp. 185 - 192
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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