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Gamma-Ray Bursts
The brightest explosions in the Universe, Springer Praxis Books/Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, Springer Praxis Books - Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
ISBN/EAN: 9783642072543
Umbreit-Nr.: 1683912
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xxxix, 580 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 30.11.2010
Auflage: 1/2009
- Zusatztext
- InhaltsangabeThe early times.- The BATSE decade.- BeppoSAX and the afterglow era.- HETE-2 and Swift.- Gamma-ray bursts-fireballs and blastwaves.- Gamma-ray burst afterglows.- Early afterglows: the Swift revolution.- Progenitors.- Perspectives in gamma-ray burst science.
- Kurztext
- First book to provide a complete overview of the GRB story at the research levelExplains to the reader the importance of GRBs in the context of modern astrophysics and cosmologyDetails the discovery and subsequent development in our understanding of GRBsDescribes the astronomical phenomenon of GRBs and the various models which may explain these highly energetic and enigmatic objects