Gamma-Ray Bursts and Jet-Powered Supernovae

نویسندگان

  • S. E. Woosley
  • Weiqun Zhang
  • A. Heger
چکیده

The last five years have seen growing challenges to the traditional paradigm of a core collapse supernova powered by the neutrino emission of a young proto-neutron star. Chief among these challenges are gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and the supernovae that seem to accompany them. Here we review some recent and not so recent models for GRBs and supernovae in which strong magnetic fields, rotation, or accretion into a black hole play a role. The conditions for these energetic explosions are special and, at this point, there is no compelling reason to invoke them in the general case. That is, 99% of supernovae may still operate in the traditional fashion.

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تاریخ انتشار 2002