Papers

Mechanism Papers

• 2D Simulations using Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)


• Core-Collapse Simulations of Rotating Stars (Fryer & Heger 2000)

2D simulations of the collapse of rotating stars (ApJ 541, 1033).


• 3D SPH Simulations
• Asymmetric Supernovae (Fryer, Warren & Hungerford 2002)

In the Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on "Nuclear Astrophysics", Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany, February 11-16, 2002, Wolfgang Hillebrandt and Ewald Muller (Eds.).
• Modeling Core-Collapse Supernovae in 3-Dimensions (Fryer & Warren 2002)

Symmetric Collapse in 3-Dimensions to compare 3-D convection vs. 2-D convection (LAUR-02-2610).
• New Supernova Models Take on Third Dimension (Warren & Fryer 2002)

Press Release for AAS meeting (LAUR-02-061).
• Supernova models make NERSC Bigsplash Report


• Forscher simulieren stellare Explosion

Both collapse (Fryer and Warren LAUR-02-061) and explosion (Hungerford et al. LAUR-02-2217) results make German media - The explosion results are a joint T-6, CCS-4 endeavor.
• Gamma-Ray Lines from Asymmetric Supernovae

Gamma-Ray lines from explosions followed out to 1 year (Hungerford, Fryer and Warren LAUR-02-6114).
• The Collapse of Rotating Massive Stars in 3-dimensions

3D simulations of Rotating Stellar Collapse (Fryer and Warren LAUR-03-4092).



• Neutron Star Kicks from Asymmetric Collapse

3D simulations of an asymmetric star. (Fryer LAUR-03-8186).


• Gravitational Waves From Stellar Collapse
• Gravitational Wave Emission from Collapse of Massive Stars (Fryer, Holz, & Hughes 2002)

Gravitational Wave estimates from 2D simulations: ApJ 565, 430 (NSF-ITP-01-45, LAUR-01-2949).
• Gravitational Waves from Core Collapse (Fryer, Warren, Holz, Hughes & Dupuis 2002)

First GW signal from 3D non-rotating calculations: SPIE conference proceedings (LAUR-01-4952).


• Review papers
• Explosions from Stellar Collapse (Fryer 2002)

Review of SN and Collapsar explosion mechanisms - Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 212 (LAUR-01-4881).
• Black Hole Formation from Stellar Collapse (Fryer 2002)

Review of Black Hole Formation - Proceedings of the LISA meeting (Classical and Quantum Gravity) (LAUR-02-6625).


• Lectures (Barcelona 2004) - A course on GRB Mechanisms
• Lecture 1: Historical Perspective

From the discovery of GRBs to the first Afterglows.
• Lecture 2: Understanding the Mechanism(s)

Behind Gamma-Ray Bursts.
• Lecture 3: Fireball Model

From Observations to the Central Engine.
• Lecture 4: GRB Engines

Past and Current Models.
• Lecture 5: Black hole Accretion Disk Models


• Lecture 6: GRBs from Compact Binary Mergers


• Lecture 7: Failed Supernovae

a.k.a. Collapsars.
• Lecture 8: Why Supernovae Fail


• Lecture 9: SN/GRB connection revisited

and Future Prospects.