Nonspherical mass motions are a generic feature of core-collapse supernovae, and
hydrodynamic instabilities play a crucial role in the explosion mechanism. The first …

Multi-dimensional fluid flow plays a paramount role in the explosions of massive stars as
core-collapse supernovae. In recent years, three-dimensional (3D) simulations of these …

Neutrinos play a crucial role in the collapse and explosion of massive stars, governing the
infall dynamics of the stellar core, triggering and fueling the explosion and driving the …

Thus far, judging the fate of a massive star (either a neutron star [NS] or a black hole) solely
by its structure prior to core collapse has been ambiguous. Our work and previous attempts …

Core-collapse theory brings together many facets of high-energy and nuclear astrophysics
and the numerical arts to present theorists with one of the most important, yet frustrating …

Models of neutrino-driven core-collapse supernova explosions have matured considerably
in recent years. Explosions of low-mass progenitors can routinely be simulated in 1D, 2D …

If the neutrino luminosity from the proto-neutron star formed during a massive star core
collapse exceeds a critical threshold, a supernova (SN) results. Using spherical quasi-static …

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the only supernova from which we have detected
neutrinos—SN 1987A. The 20 or so neutrinos that were detected were mined to great depth …

The neutrino-heated" gain layer" immediately behind the stalled shock in a core-collapse
supernova is unstable to high-Reynolds-number turbulent convection. We carry out and …

No supernova (SN) in the Milky Way has been observed since the invention of the optical
telescope, instruments for other wavelengths, neutrino detectors, or gravitational wave …