Numerical Simulation of the Asymmetrical Supernova Scenarios in the Presence of an Equatorial Disk

Abstract

The radiation field of a multi-dimensional plasma formation can be substantially asymmetrical. Often, the luminosity of such an object is determined using one-dimensional models with various correction factors to account for the nonsphericity. In this work, a model is presented for the determination of the luminosity of asymmetrical plasma formations based on consistent multi-dimensional radiation–hydrodynamics calculation on the example of the scenarios of supernovae with an equatorial disk. The simulations were compared with the observations of the supernova SN2009ip. The bolometric light curves were determined for the observation of this object in the disk plane and from the pole. A conclusion was made that it is impossible to describe the multi-dimensional structure of the radiation field within the framework of the one-dimensional model with correction factors and that, rather, a full three-dimensional simulation is required.