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Supernovae and gamma-ray bursters /

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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 astr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Weiler, Kurt W. (Kurt Walter)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2003]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 598.
Subjects:
Supernovae.
Gamma ray bursts.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Historical Supernovae
  • Classificaton of Supernovae
  • Supernova rates
  • Optical Spectra of Supernovae
  • Optical Light Curves of Supernovae
  • X-Ray Supernovae
  • Ultraviolet Supernovae
  • Radio Supernovae
  • Supernova Interacting With a Circumstellar Medium
  • Measuring Cosmology With Supernovae
  • Supernova 1987A
  • SN1998bw and Hypernovae
  • Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters
  • Observational Properties of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts
  • X-Ray Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
  • Optical Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
  • Radio Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
  • Gammy-Ray Bursts: The Underlying Model
  • Ambient Interaction Models for Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
  • Cosmological Studies with Gamma-Ray Bursts.