Electromagnetic (versus fireball) model of GRBs
Astrophysics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We briefly review the electromagnetic model of Gamma Ray Bursts and then discuss how various models account for high prompt polarization. We argue that if polarization is confirmed at a level the internal shock model is excluded.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0310040,
title = {Electromagnetic (versus fireball) model of GRBs},
author = {Maxim Lyutikov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0310040},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
To appear in "Santa Fe GRB 2003 Symposium"; 5 pages, 4 figures