The Overarching Framework of Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions as Revealed by 3D Fornax Simulations

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We have conducted nineteen state-of-the-art 3D core-collapse supernova simulations spanning a broad range of progenitor masses.

• This is the largest collection of sophisticated 3D supernova simulations ever performed.
• We have found that while the majority of these models explode, not all do, and that even models in the middle of the available progenitor mass range may be less explodable.
• This does not mean that those models for which we did not witness explosion would not explode in Nature, but that they are less prone to explosion than others.