Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Mar 2001
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EXPLOSIVE PHENOMENA IN ASTROPHYSICAL COMPACT OBJECTS: First KIAS Astrophysics Workshop. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 556,
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Radiation Mechanisms, Polarization, Late Stages Of Stellar Evolution
Scientific paper
Cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been an intriguing mystery for over thirty years. Recent observation and theoretical progress has led to important progress in the last three years. I describe here some of the observational background in the field of GRB research with an emphasis on how collapsars fit into the picture. Collapsars are massive rotating stars which collapse to form rapidly accreting black holes. These accretion powered transients are capable of producing classical gamma-ray bursts of long duration class. They may also make asymmetric stellar explosions which should be observable as supernovae with large explosion energies. Here, I review some of the GRB observations as they relate to the collapsar model and mergers of compact ninaries. .
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