Springer Praxis Books / Gamma-Ray Bursts
The brightest explosions in the Universe
(Sprache: Englisch)
GRBs remain a subject of fascination for scientists, despite having been known about for 35 years. Both authors have been active in GRB observations for more than two decades, so this is an outstanding account of the history and perspectives of GRB research.
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GRBs remain a subject of fascination for scientists, despite having been known about for 35 years. Both authors have been active in GRB observations for more than two decades, so this is an outstanding account of the history and perspectives of GRB research.
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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.
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The 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.
Autoren-Porträt von Gilbert Vedrenne, Jean-Luc Atteia
Professor Gilbert Vedrenne has been involved in research on gamma-ray bursts since their discovery in the early 1970s. Jean-Luc Atteia has been involved with the observation of GRBs for 20 years and both have considerable experience in the use of instruments aboard spacecraft for the detection and location of GRBs over many years
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Gilbert Vedrenne , Jean-Luc Atteia
- 2010, XXXIX, 580 Seiten, Masse: 17 x 24,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3642072542
- ISBN-13: 9783642072543
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
From the reviews: "In Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Brightest Explosions in the Universe, French gamma-ray astronomers Gilbert Vedrenne and Jean-Luc Atteia have summarized both the observational history and the theoretical understanding of GRBs through 2007. ... Throughout the book, each chapter is packed with references to the original papers ... . This book will be appreciated by graduate students and practicing scientists ... . an important and valuable book for any researcher in the GRB field or in related fields that can be illuminated by GRB results." (Lynn Cominsky, Physics Today, March, 2010)
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