Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Probe of Cosmology

Abstract

We show that, if the long GRBs are produced by the collapse of massive stars, GRBs and their afterglows may provide a powerful probe of cosmology and the early universe.

5 pages, 7 figures, to appear in AIP proc. "Gamma-Ray Burst and Afterglow Astronomy 2001" Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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