Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Weiler, Kurt (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2003.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 598
• Subjects: 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.

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...