Fireball and cannonball models of gamma ray bursts confront observations
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v3
Abstract
The two leading contenders for the theory of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their afterglows, the Fireball and Cannonball models, are compared and their predictions are confronted, within space limitations, with key GRB observations, including recent observations with SWIFT
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0511622,
title = {Fireball and cannonball models of gamma ray bursts confront observations},
author = {Arnon Dar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0511622},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Invited talk at the 2005 Frascati Workshop on Multi Frequency Observations of High Energy Cosmic Sources, May 23-28, 2005, Vulcano, Italy, Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics