A Critique of Core--Collapse Supernova Theory Circa 1997

Abstract

There has been a new infusion of ideas in the study of the mechanism and early character of core--collapse supernovae. However, despite recent conceptual and computational progress, fundamental questions remain. Some are summarize herein.

Latex, using sprocl.sty, one postscript figure, to be published in the proceedings of the 18'th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics