Exploding Superstars Understanding Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts /

• Main Authors: Mazure, Alain (Author), Basa, Stéphane (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Praxis, 2009.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

The exceptional cosmic history and the fabulous destinies of exploding stars – supernovae and gamma-ray bursters – are highly fertile areas of research and are also very special tools to further our understanding of the universe. In this book, cosmologists Dr Alain Mazure and Dr Stéphane Basa throw...

Table of Contents:

• Appetizer
• Expanding universe
• From the universe to the stars
• Supernova
• Supreme stars: gammaray bursts
• Markers for cosmic surveys
• Beacons in the cosmos
• A bright, dark future.