Gamma Ray Bursts

Author : Gilbert Vedrenne,Jean-Luc Atteia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540390886

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Gamma-Ray Bursts by Gilbert Vedrenne,Jean-Luc Atteia Pdf

Since their discovery was first announced in 1973, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been among the most fascination objects in the universe. While the initial mystery has gone, the fascination continues, sustained by the close connection linking GRBs with some of the most fundamental topics in modern astrophysics and cosmology. Both authors have been active in GRB observations for over two decades and have produced an outstanding account on both the history and the perspectives of GRB research.

Author : Bing Zhang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107027619

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The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts by Bing Zhang Pdf

A complete text on the physics of gamma-ray bursts, the most brilliant explosions since the Big Bang.

Author : Joshua S. Bloom
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400837007

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What Are Gamma-Ray Bursts? by Joshua S. Bloom Pdf

A brief, cutting-edge introduction to the brightest cosmic phenomena known to science Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest—and, until recently, among the least understood—cosmic events in the universe. Discovered by chance during the cold war, these evanescent high-energy explosions confounded astronomers for decades. But a rapid series of startling breakthroughs beginning in 1997 revealed that the majority of gamma-ray bursts are caused by the explosions of young and massive stars in the vast star-forming cauldrons of distant galaxies. New findings also point to very different origins for some events, serving to complicate but enrich our understanding of the exotic and violent universe. What Are Gamma-Ray Bursts? is a succinct introduction to this fast-growing subject, written by an astrophysicist who is at the forefront of today's research into these incredible cosmic phenomena. Joshua Bloom gives readers a concise and accessible overview of gamma-ray bursts and the theoretical framework that physicists have developed to make sense of complex observations across the electromagnetic spectrum. He traces the history of remarkable discoveries that led to our current understanding of gamma-ray bursts, and reveals the decisive role these phenomena could play in the grand pursuits of twenty-first century astrophysics, from studying gravity waves and unveiling the growth of stars and galaxies after the big bang to surmising the ultimate fate of the universe itself. What Are Gamma-Ray Bursts? is an essential primer to this exciting frontier of scientific inquiry, and a must-read for anyone seeking to keep pace with cutting-edge developments in physics today.

Author : Chryssa Kouveliotou,Ralph A. M. J. Wijers,Stan Woosley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521662093

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Gamma-ray Bursts by Chryssa Kouveliotou,Ralph A. M. J. Wijers,Stan Woosley Pdf

A comprehensive graduate-level review of GRB astrophysics and its history, featuring the latest research by an international team of experts.

Author : Andrew Levan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750315008

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Gamma-Ray Bursts by Andrew Levan Pdf

As the most powerful explosion that occurs in the universe, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most exciting topics being studied in astrophysics. Creating more energy than the Sun does in its entire lifetime, GRBs create a blaze of light that will outshine every other object visible in the sky, enabling us to measure galaxies that are several million years old.GRBs cover various areas of astronomy and interest in them reaches a wide range of fields. Andrew Levan explores the fascinating history of these astronomical occurrences and details our current understanding of GRBs. The science behind them is rapidly moving and this book examines the knowledge that we now have as well as the questions that are continually being raised. Predominantly aimed at PhD students and researchers in the area, Gamma-Ray Bursts addresses this captivating topic and outlines the principles and initial applications of a fascinating astronomical phenomena.

Author : Maurice H. P. M. van Putten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139446464

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Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae by Maurice H. P. M. van Putten Pdf

Black holes and gravitational radiation are two of the most dramatic predictions of general relativity. The quest for rotating black holes - discovered by Roy P. Kerr as exact solutions to the Einstein equations - is one of the most exciting challenges facing physicists and astronomers. Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae takes the reader through the theory of gravitational radiation and rotating black holes, and the phenomenology of GRB-supernovae. Topics covered include Kerr black holes and the frame-dragging of spacetime, luminous black holes, compact tori around black holes, and black-hole spin interactions. It concludes with a discussion of prospects for gravitational-wave detections of a long-duration burst in gravitational-waves as a method of choice for identifying Kerr black holes in the Universe. This book is ideal for a special topics graduate course on gravitational-wave astronomy and as an introduction to those interested in this contemporary development in physics.

Author : E.E. Fenimore,Mark Galassi
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015059173479

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Gamma-Ray Bursts: 30 Years of Discovery by E.E. Fenimore,Mark Galassi Pdf

In the last thirty years, gamma-ray bursts have grown from an oddity to a central position in astrophysics. Not only are they the largest explosions since the big bang, capable of flooding most of the universe with gamma-rays, but their brilliance serves as a backlight that can illuminate the cosmos far deeper into the early universe than any other object. Their unpredictability has forced researchers to use extreme measures to observe them: completely autonomous satellites and robotic ground-based telescopes. Their bizarre physical properties have pushed us to develop new theories of astrophysical explosions. Topics include: global properties of GRBs; X-ray flashes; ultra-high energy gamma-rays, neutrinos, gravity waves; prompt emission and early afterglows; relativistic jets and polarization; GRB030329; GRB progenitors; GRB connection to supernovae; dark versus bright GRBs; late afterglows; GRBs and cosmology; general observations; general theory; analysis and observation techniques; present satellites; Swift satellite; future satellites; and robotic observing systems.

Author : Maria Dainotti
Publisher : Institute of Physics Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750319291

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Gamma-ray Burst Correlations: Current Status and Open Questions by Maria Dainotti Pdf

Gamma-ray Burst Correlations presents an overview of the observational correlations; their physical interpretations, their use as redshift estimators, and their potential use as cosmological tools. The author describes the existing correlations as well as broaching the possible meaning and controversy behind the results of several GRB correlations.

Author : Chryssa Kouveliotou,Michael F. Briggs,Gerald Jay Fishman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:637698833

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Gamma-ray Bursts by Chryssa Kouveliotou,Michael F. Briggs,Gerald Jay Fishman Pdf

Author : Cheng Ho,Richard I. Epstein,Edward E. Fenimore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992-03-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521414490

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Gamma-ray Bursts by Cheng Ho,Richard I. Epstein,Edward E. Fenimore Pdf

Summarizes the current understanding of Astronomical gamma-ray bursts, short-lived flashes of high-energy radiation, which have eluded even a basic explanation for over twenty years, and describes directions for future research.

Author : Jonathan I. Katz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195145700

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The Biggest Bangs by Jonathan I. Katz Pdf

For over a quarter of a century, gamma-ray bursts were the outstanding mystery in astronomy. No one knew where they were or how they worked. The Biggest Bangs tells how the mystery was unraveled, from the discovery of gamma-ray bursts by a Cold War satellite system monitoring the Nuclear TestBan Treaty to the localization of bursts in distant galaxies and the observation of surprisingly bright flashes of light from the bursts themselves. The Biggest Bangs is for laymen with an interest in science, physicists and astronomers interested in subjects in those fields not their specialty,students in non-technical astonomy courses, and as supplemental reading for courses in the history of science.

Author : Juri Poutanen,Roland Svensson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015048580172

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Gamma-ray Bursts by Juri Poutanen,Roland Svensson Pdf

Annotation Papers from a February 1999 workshop discuss unresolved issues regarding prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Themes are temporal properties, spectral properties, central engine and radiative mechanisms, spatial distribution, luminosity function, cosmological effects, and future missions. Specific topics include radiation from relativistic strongly magnetized outflows, quasi-thermal comptonization and GRBs, and cosmological signatures in temporal and spectral characteristics of GRBs. The volume lacks a subject index. The editors are affiliated with the Stockholm Observatory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author : Gerald Jay Fishman,Dieter H. Hartmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OCLC:1027089788

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Gamma-ray bursts by Gerald Jay Fishman,Dieter H. Hartmann Pdf

Author : Mark Galassi,David Palmer,Edward E. Fenimore
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822035542414

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Gamma-Ray Bursts 2007 by Mark Galassi,David Palmer,Edward E. Fenimore Pdf

For more than three decades, gamma-ray bursts have grown from an oddity to a central topic in astrophysics. Not only are they the largest explosions since the big bang, capable of flooding most of the universe with gamma-rays, but their brilliance serves as a backlight that can illuminate the cosmos far deeper into the early universe than any other object. Their unpredictability has forced researchers to use extreme measures to observe them: completely autonomous satellites and robotic ground-based telescopes. Their bizarre physical properties have required new theories on massive explosions.

Author : Andrew J. Levan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Gamma ray bursts
ISBN : 0750315016

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Gamma-ray Bursts by Andrew J. Levan Pdf

"As the most powerful explosion that occurs in the universe, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most exciting topics being studied in astrophysics. Creating more energy than the Sun does in its entire lifetime, GRBs create a blaze of light that will outshine every other object visible in the sky, enabling us to measure galaxies that are several million years old."--Source : résumé de l'éditeur.