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June 4, 2002 -- Computer visualization shows (left to right) three stages of a simulated supernova explosion over a period of 50 milliseconds, starting about 400 milliseconds after the core begins to collapse. The surfaces show the material which is flowing outward at a speed of 1000 kilometers/second. Left is the initial spherical implosion. Center, as in-falling gas approaches the core, it is exposed to a higher and higher influx of neutrinos that heat the gas and make it buoyant. Right, as more cold gas sinks in, it is heated and rises, resulting in enough convective energy transfer to create an explosion. Photos by Michael S. Warren, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Animated Movie Available Online: http://qso.lanl.gov/~clf/movie3.gif
