The SuperN-Project: Understanding Core Collapse Supernovae

We give an overview of the problems and the current status of (core collapse) supernova modeling, and discuss the system of equations and the algorithm for its solution that are employed in our code. We also report on our recent progress, and focus on the ongoing calculations that are performed on the SX-8 at the HLRS Stuttgart.

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