Comparisons of Two- and Three-Dimensional Convection in Type I X-ray   Bursts
  We perform the first detailed three-dimensional simulation of low Mach number convection preceding thermonuclear ignition in a mixed H/He X-ray burst. Our simulations include a moderate-sized, approximate network that captures hydrogen and helium burning up through rp-process breakout. We look in detail at the difference between two- and three-dimensional convective fields, including the details of the turbulent convection. 
M. Zingale, C. M. Malone, A. Nonaka, A. S. Almgren, J. B. Bell
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