Gamma-Ray Bursts as Sources of Strong Magnetic Fields
Abstract
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the strongest explosions in the Universe, which due to their extreme character likely involve some of the strongest magnetic fields in nature. This review discusses the possible roles of magnetic fields in GRBs, from their central engines, through the launching, acceleration and collimation of their ultra-relativistic jets, to the dissipation and particle acceleration that power their -ray emission, and the powerful blast wave they drive into the surrounding medium that generates their long-lived afterglow emission. An emphasis is put on particular areas in which there have been interesting developments in recent years.
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@article{arxiv.1507.08671,
title = {Gamma-Ray Bursts as Sources of Strong Magnetic Fields},
author = {Jonathan Granot and Tsvi Piran and Omer Bromberg and Judith L. Racusin and Frédéric Daigne},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.08671},
year = {2016}
}
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51 pages; 12 figures; invited topical review, to be published in "The Strongest Magnetic Fields in the Universe" (Space Sciences Series of ISSI, Springer), Space Science Reviews