These visualizations were produced in conjunction with a team of researchers to show the results of various computationally-simulated phenomena in supernovae.
Higher-entropy (hotter), expanding, rising matter and lower-entropy (colder), finger-like, denser falling matter beneath the shock wave are evident. Entropy is indicated on a color scale ranging from red (hot matter) to blue (colder matter).
The shock wave is outlined by the drastic change (moving outward from the center) from high- to low-entroy matter. (The shock wave compresses and heats the matter that falls through it.) The convection quickly reaches the shock wave and distorts its shape.
A 947KB MPEG movie of the results can be viewed by clicking here.
Two-Dimensional Simulation of Neutrino-Driven Convection
(August, 1997)
AVS5 was used to customize the palette and render the frames from the origainal HDF raster encoded images produced by the research team.
A couple MPEG movies of the evolution of the convection can be viewed by clicking here (770KB) and here (2.2MB), respectively. The animations differ only in number of frames and, therefor, spatial coherence. The smaller movie is advised for viewing on less robust workstations.