Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters

Kurt W. Weiler (auth.), Dr. Kurt W. Weiler (eds.)3540440534, 9783540440536

Written by an international team of experts, this set of tutorial reviews provides a coherent and accessible summary of the current state of supernova research in all of its facets. The newly detected gamma-ray bursts are discussed in this context. While primarily addressing astrophysicists and astronomers, this book will also be of interest to cosmologists and nuclear physicists working on supernova-related issues.

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Table of contents :
Introduction….Pages 1-4
Historical Supernovae….Pages 7-19
Classification of Supernovae….Pages 21-36
Supernova Rates….Pages 37-46
Optical Spectra of Supernovae….Pages 47-75
Optical Light Curves of Supernovae….Pages 77-90
X-Ray Supernovae….Pages 91-111
Ultraviolet Supernovae….Pages 113-144
Radio Supernovae….Pages 145-169
Supernova Interaction with a Circumstellar Medium….Pages 171-194
Measuring Cosmology with Supernovae….Pages 195-217
Supernova 1987A….Pages 219-240
SN1998bw and Hypernovae….Pages 243-281
Supernovae and γ -Ray Bursters….Pages 283-297
Observational Properties of Cosmic γ -Ray Bursts….Pages 301-316
X-Ray Observations of γ-Ray Burst Afterglows….Pages 317-342
Optical Observations of γ-Ray Burst Afterglows….Pages 343-366
Radio Observations of γ-Ray Burst Afterglows….Pages 367-392
Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Underlying Model….Pages 393-418
Ambient Interaction Models for γ-Ray Burst Afterglows….Pages 419-444
Cosmological Studies with γ-Ray Bursts….Pages 445-456