On the structure of the burst and afterglow of gamma-ray bursts I: The radial approximation

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-269

  Ruffini, Remo ^a   Bianco, Carlo Luciano ^a   Xue, She Sheng ^a   Chardonnet, Pascal ^b   Fraschetti, Federico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afterglow; Electromagnetic black hole theory; Gamma ray bursts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037294887     PISSN: 02182718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218271803003268     Document Type: Review

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