Comparison of the reference state considered in this study (magic model) with the mlt model of the 1D CCSN simulation by Hüdepohl (2014). (a) Background density profile, (b) effective entropy profile, (c) temperature profile, (d) gravity profile, and (e) thermal expansion profile as a function of the normalized radius. Dimensional and dimensionless units are converted by simple multiplication by the reference values at the outer boundary.