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Record Nr.

UNISA996466815803316

Titolo

Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Kurt Weiler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2003

ISBN

3-540-45863-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2003.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 472 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 598

Disciplina

523.8/4465

Soggetti

Astrophysics

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Gravitation

Nuclear physics

Heavy ions

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Supernovae -- Historical Supernovae -- Classification of Supernovae -- Supernova Rates -- Optical Spectra of Supernovae -- Optical Light Curves of Supernovae -- X-Ray Supernovae -- Ultraviolet Supernovae -- Radio Supernovae -- Supernova Interaction with a Circumstellar Medium -- Measuring Cosmology with Supernovae -- Supernova 1987A -- Supernovae to ?-Ray Bursters -- SN1998bw and Hypernovae -- Supernovae and ?-Ray Bursters -- ?-Ray Bursters -- Observational Properties of Cosmic ?-Ray Bursts -- X-Ray Observations of ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Optical Observations of ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Radio Observations of ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Underlying Model -- Ambient Interaction Models for ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Cosmological Studies with ?-Ray Bursts.



Sommario/riassunto

Written by an international team of experts, this set of tutorial reviews provides a coherent and accessible summary of the current state of supernova research in all of its facets. The newly detected gamma-ray bursts are discussed in this context. While primarily addressing astrophysicists and astronomers, this book will also be of interest to cosmologists and nuclear physicists working on supernova-related issues.