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...

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Autor principal: Schilling, Govert
Format: Llibre
Idioma:Undetermined
Publicat: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2002
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Sumari: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.