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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
SUMMARY:Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions: The Theoretical Challenge\
 , Physics Department Colloquium\, Adam Burrows\, Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:Core-collapse supernovae have challenged theorists and com
 putational science for half a century. Such explosions are the source 
 of many of the heavy elements in the Universe and the birthplace of ne
 utron stars and stellar-mass black holes. However\, determining the me
 chanism of explosion remains the key goal of theory. Recently\, using 
 sophisticated numerical tools and platforms\, theorists have been able
  to conduct multi-dimensional simulations with some physical fidelity 
 that have provided insight into the phenonoma that attend stellar deat
 h and explosion.  The core of the emerging theoretical synthesis is th
 e centrality of hydrodynamic instability and asphericity.  In this tal
 k\, I review the state of the field and the contending explosion model
 s. In the process\, I will highlight the computational astrophysics th
 at has been applied to date\, and that may be necessary in the future 
 to credibly unravel this mystery.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2745
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