Supernovae and Gamma-ray Bursts
Contributors: Mario Livio (Editor); Nino Panagia (Editor); Kailash Sahu (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780521791410
Subjects: Astrophysics; Stars, interstellar matter; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; Supernovae; Cosmology; Stars; Science; Science/Mathematics; Gamma ray bursts; Astronomy - Star Guides; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Supernovae--Congresses; Congresses
First sentence: There is growing evidence that long and hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), discovered at redshifts between 0.4 and 3.4, are related to some type of supernova (SN) explosions.