Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781108584609
,
9781108676830
Content:
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous explosions in the universe, which within seconds release energy comparable to what the Sun releases in its entire lifetime. The field of GRBs has developed rapidly and matured over the past decades. Written by a leading researcher, this text presents a thorough treatment of every aspect of the physics of GRBs. It starts with an overview of the field and an introduction to GRB phenomenology. After laying out the basics of relativity, relativistic shocks, and leptonic and hadronic radiation processes, the volume covers all topics related to GRBs, including a general theoretical framework, afterglow and prompt emission models, progenitor, central engine, multi-messenger aspects (cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves), cosmological connections, and broader impacts on fundamental physics and astrobiology. It is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and experienced researchers in the field of GRBs and high-energy astrophysics in general
Content:
Introduction -- GRP phenomenology -- Relativity -- Relativistic shocks -- Leptonic processes -- Hadronic processes -- Basic theoretical framework -- Afterglow physics -- Prompt emission physics -- Progenitor -- Central engine -- Non-electromagnetic signals -- Cosmological context -- Other topics
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jan 2019)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107027619
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Zhang, Bing, 1968 - The physics of gamma-ray bursts Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 ISBN 9781107027619
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107027616
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108341271
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1108341276
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Gamma-Burst
DOI:
10.1017/9781139226530
