Magnetorotational Core Collapse Supernovae in Three Dimensions

This movie shows the timeevolution of the shock wave that is created when the core of a rapidly rotating, strongly magnetized massive star collapses to a protoneutron star. The dynamics are dominated by the ultrastrong magnetic field (1016G) that is build up during and shortly after the collapse. A prompt jetlike explosion is foiled by a spiraling MHD kink instability that disrupts the jet. Subsequently magnetic fields continue to dominate as funnels of highly magnetized, launched from the protoneutr