An Emerging Coherent Picture of Red Supergiant Supernova Explosions
  Three lines of evidence indicate that in the most common type of core
collapse supernovae, the energy deposited in the ejecta by the exploding core
is approximately proportional to the progenitor mass cubed. This results stems
from an observed uniformity of light curve plateau duration, a correlation
between mass and ejecta velocity, and the known correlation between luminosity
and velocity. This result ties in analytical and numerical models together with
observations, providing us with clues as to the mechanism via which the
explosion of the core deposits a small fraction of its energy into the hurled
envelope.
