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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

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@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}
}

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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