Nuclear explosions exhibit directional asymmetry under certain conditions

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Astrophysical evidence and models confirm that nuclear explosions, such as those in supernovae, frequently exhibit directional and compositional asymmetry.

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The retrieved papers provide robust astrophysical evidence showing that thermonuclear and core-collapse supernova explosions exhibit directional asymmetries in their ejecta, density, and nucleosynthetic yields.

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Production and Distribution of 44Ti and 56Ni in a Three-dimensional Supernova Model Resembling Cassiopeia A

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A. Wongwathanarat, H. Janka, E. Müller, E. Pllumbi, S. Wanajo. Production and Distribution of 44Ti and 56Ni in a Three-dimensional Supernova Model Resembling Cassiopeia A. 2016. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa72de

Simulations of nuclear explosions (supernovae) demonstrate that large-scale asymmetries in the spatial distribution of nuclear species naturally occur.

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Signatures of Delayed Detonation, Asymmetry, and Electron Capture in the Mid-Infrared Spectra of Supernovae 2003hv and 2005df

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C. Gerardy, W. Meikle, R. Kotak, P. Hoflich, Duncan Farrah, A. Filippenko, R. Foley, P. Lundqvist, Seppo Mattila, M. Pozzo, J. Sollerman, S. V. van Dyk, J. C. Wheeler. Signatures of Delayed Detonation, Asymmetry, and Electron Capture in the Mid-Infrared Spectra of Supernovae 2003hv and 2005df. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1086/516728

Observational data from supernovae show emission profiles that deviate significantly from spherical symmetry.

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ASYMMETRY AND THE NUCLEOSYNTHETIC SIGNATURE OF NEARLY EDGE-LIT DETONATION IN WHITE DWARF CORES

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D. A. Chamulak, C. Meakin, I. Seitenzahl, J. Truran. ASYMMETRY AND THE NUCLEOSYNTHETIC SIGNATURE OF NEARLY EDGE-LIT DETONATION IN WHITE DWARF CORES. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/744/1/27

Off-center initiated nuclear detonations in stellar models result in significant compositional and thermodynamic asymmetries.

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