Flash! : The hunt for the biggest explosions in the universe

Gamma ray bursts are the biggest explosions since the Big Bang. Until their accidental discovery by secret military satellites, no-one knew of their existence. Now astronomers all over the world are searching for these mysterious bursts of gamma rays, which are thought to be signs of the creation of...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Schilling, Govert
Format: Livre
Langue:Undetermined
Publié: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2002
Sujets:
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
Description
Résumé:Gamma ray bursts are the biggest explosions since the Big Bang. Until their accidental discovery by secret military satellites, no-one knew of their existence. Now astronomers all over the world are searching for these mysterious bursts of gamma rays, which are thought to be signs of the creation of black holes billions of light years away. Based on interviews with leading scientists, Flash! describes the exciting and fast moving field of gamma ray burst research.