The Status of Multi-Dimensional Core-Collapse Supernova Models

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Models of core-collapse supernova explosions powered by the neutrino-driven mechanism have matured considerable in recent years.

• Explosions at the low-mass end of the progenitor spectrum can routinely be simulated in 1D, 2D, and 3D and allow us to study supernova nucleosynthesis based on first-principle models.
• Results of nucleosynthesis calculations indicate that supernovae of the lowest masses could be important contributors of some lighter n-rich elements beyond iron.
• The explosion mechanism of more massive stars is still under investigation, although first 3D models of neutrino-driven explosions employing multi-group neutrino transport have recently become available.