On the structure of the burst and afterglow of Gamma-Ray Bursts I: the radial approximation

Abstract

We have proposed three paradigms for the theoretical interpretation of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). (1) The relative space-time transformation (RSTT) paradigm emphasizes how the knowledge of the entire world-line of the source from the moment of gravitational collapse is a necessary condition to interpret GRB data. (2) The interpretation of the burst structure (IBS) paradigm differentiates in all GRBs between an injector phase and a beam-target phase. (3) The GRB-supernova time sequence (GSTS) paradigm introduces the concept of induced supernova explosion in the supernovae-GRB association. These three paradigms are illustrated using our theory based on the vacuum polarization process occurring around an electromagnetic black hole (EMBH theory) and using GRB 991216 as a prototype. We illustrate the five fundamental eras of the EMBH theory: the self acceleration of the $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ pair-electromagnetic plasma (PEM pulse), its interaction with the baryonic remnant of the progenitor star (PEMB pulse). We then study the approach of the PEMB pulse to transparency, the emission of the proper GRB (P-GRB) and its relation to the ``short GRBs''. Finally the three different regimes of the afterglow are described within the fully radiative and radial approximations. The best fit of the theory leads to an unequivocal identification of the ``long GRBs'' as extended emission occurring at the afterglow peak (E-APE). The relative intensities, the time separation and the hardness ratio of the P-GRB and the E-APE are used as distinctive observational test of the EMBH theory and the excellent agreement between our theoretical predictions and the observations are documented. The afterglow power-law indexes in the EMBH theory are compared and contrasted with the ones in the literature, and no beaming process is found for GRB 991216.

96 pages, 40 figures, to appear on Int. Journ. Mod. Phys. D

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