Open Issues In Core Collapse Supernova Theory

Efforts to uncover the explosion mechanism of core collapse supernovae and to understand all of their associated phenomena have been ongoing for nearly four decades. Despite this, our theoretical understanding of these cosmic events remains limited; two- and three-dimensional modeling of these events is in its infancy. Most of the modeling efforts over the past four decades have, by necessity, been constrained to spherical symmetry, with the first two-dimensional, albeit simplified, models appearing only during the last decade. Simulations to understand the complex interplay between the turbulent stellar core fluid flow, its magnetic fields, the neutrinos produced in and emanating from the proto-neutron star, the stellar core rotation, and the strong gravitational fields have yet to be performed. Only subsets of these fundamental ingredients have been included in the models thus far, often with approximation. The purpose of this volume is to identify the outstanding issues that remain

List of contents

# Fundamental Issues in Radiation Magnetohydrodynamics # The Core Collapse Supernova Mechanism # Neutrino Mixing # Neutrino Interactions # The Equation of State # Nucleosynthesis and Light Curves

Product details

• Authors: Mezzacappa Anthony
• Assisted by: George Fuller (Editor), Fuller George (Editor), Anthony Mezzacappa (Editor), Mezzacappa Anthony (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2005
• EAN: 9789812563149
• ISBN: 978-981-256-314-9
• Series: Proceedings from the Institute for Nuclear Theory; Proceedings From The Institute For Nuclear Theory; Proceedings from the Institute
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy