Title Gamma-ray bursts Author(s) Chryssa Kouveliotou (ed.);Ralph A. M. J. Wijers (ed.);Stan Woosley (ed.) Publication Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012. Description xv, 344p. Series (Cambridge Astrophysics Series) Abstract Note Cosmic gamma ray bursts (GRBs) have fascinated scientists and the public alike since their discovery in the late 1960s. Their story is told here by some of the scientists who participated in their discovery and, after many decades of false starts, solved the problem of their origin. Fourteen chapters by active researchers in the field present a detailed history of the discovery, a comprehensive theoretical description of GRB central engine and emission models, a discussion of GRB host galaxies and a guide to how GRBs can be used as cosmological tools. Observations are grouped into three sets from the satellites CGRO, BeppoSAX and Swift, and followed by a discussion of multi-wavelength observations. This is the first edited volume on GRB astrophysics that presents a fully comprehensive review of the subject. Utilizing the latest research, Gamma-ray Bursts is an essential desktop companion for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics. ISBN,Price 9780521662093 : UKP 75.00(HB) Classification 52-732 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 3. GAMMA RAY BURST Item Type Book Multi-Media Links Click Here for Online Book Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location 024722   52-732/KOU/024722  On Shelf     OB0474   52-732/KOU/  On Shelf     +Copy Specific Information