3 papers
astro-ph2003
The Diversity of Cosmic Explosions: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Type Ib/c Supernovae
Edo Berger
The death of massive stars and the processes which govern the formation of compact remnants are not fully understood. Observationally, this problem may be addressed by studying dif…
astro-ph2003
Radio Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Unique Clues to the Energetics and Environments
E. Berger
Radio observations of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows provide both complementary and unique diagnostics of the afterglow physics and environment of the burst. Here we concentrate…
astro-ph2003
Cosmological Uses of Gamma-Ray Bursts
S. G. Djorgovski, S. R. Kulkarni, D. A. Frail +12
Studies of the cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their host galaxies are starting to provide interesting or even unique new insights in observational cosmology. GRBs represent a n…