The physics of gamma-ray bursts
@article{Piran2005ThePO, title={The physics of gamma-ray bursts}, author={Tsvi Piran}, journal={Reviews of Modern Physics}, year={2005}, volume={76}, pages={1143-1210} }
Gamma-ray bursts (GRB's), short and intense pulses of low-energy $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays, have fascinated astronomers and astrophysicists since their unexpected discovery in the late sixties. During the last decade, several space missions\char22{}BATSE (Burst and Transient Source Experiment) on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, BeppoSAX and now HETE II (High-Energy Transient Explorer)\char22{}together with ground-based optical, infrared, and radio observatories have revolutionized our…
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