Title: Next-Generation Simulations of The Remarkable Deaths of Massive Stars
Speaker: Carl Fields (Arizona)
Abstract:
Multidimensional core-collapse supernova progenitor models can enable us to capture the chaotic nuclear shell burning occurring deep within the interior of a massive star. I will discuss ongoing efforts to progress our understanding of the nature of massive stars through these next-generation progenitor models. In particular, I will present recent results of three-dimensional hydrodynamic massive star models including rotation (and magnetism!) evolved for the final 10 minutes before collapse. These recent results suggest that realistic 3D progenitor models are a necessary component for obtaining robust models of CCSN explosions and predictions for the compact objects they form. I will conclude with a brief discussion of the implications our models have for predictions of multi-messenger signals from CCSNe and pathways towards next-generation exa-scale simulations of stellar transients using the open-source GRRMHD framework, Phoebus.