Gamma-ray bursts: Progress, problems & prospects

Bing Zhang; Peter Mészáros

doi:10.1142/S0217751X0401746X

Gamma-ray bursts: Progress, problems & prospects

Bing Zhang, Peter Mészáros

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Abstract

The cosmological gamma-ray burst (GRB) phenomenon is reviewed. The broad observational facts and empirical phenomenological relations of the GRB prompt emission and afterglow are outlined. A well-tested, successful fireball shock model is introduced in a, pedagogical manner. Several important uncertainties in the current understanding of the phenomenon are reviewed, and prospects of how future experiments and extensive observational and theoretical efforts may address these problems are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2385-2472
Number of pages	88
Journal	International Journal of Modern Physics A
Volume	19
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X0401746X
State	Published - Jun 20 2004

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics

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