Origin of 10 15-10 16 G magnetic fields in the central engine of gamma ray bursts

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  De Souza, Rafael S ^a   Opher, Reuven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gamma ray bursts theory; Magnetic fields; Modified gravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856392099     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/02/022     Document Type: Article

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