Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003aps..apr.n1003w&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, April Meeting, 2003, April 5-8, 2003 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, MEETING ID: APR03, abstract #N1.003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Gamma-ray bursts are an archetypical example of serendipity in science: nobody predicted them, asked for them, or was looking for them when nuclear test-ban treaty verification satellites stumbled on them. Since then, they have become one of the big intriguing mysteries of physics, and in the past five years, a boom business of high-energy astrophysics. After briefly recalling the history of the field, I will discuss the recent evidence that gamma-ray bursts are associated with the birth of black holes from massive stars. The enormous energy generation of these biggest blasts in the Universe makes them into powerful labs for the study of extreme physics. In addition, due to their enormous brightness, GRBs may provide us with a tool to study the early Universe. "Sometimes man stumbles on the truth. But usually he just picks himself up and plods on." --- Winston Churchill
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