Theoretical Models of Gamma-Ray Bursts
arXiv:astro-ph/9711354 · doi:10.1063/1.55394
Abstract
Models of gamma ray bursts are reviewed in the light of recent observations of afterglows which point towards a cosmological origin. The physics of fireball shock models is discussed, with attention to the type of light histories and spectra during the gamma-ray phase. The evolution of the remnants and their afterglows is considered, as well as their implications for our current understanding of the mechanisms giving rise to the bursts.
To appear in "Gamma-Ray Bursts", Procs. 4th Huntsville Symposium, 1997, eds. C. Meegan, R. Preece and T. Koshut. 10 pages, AIPPROC LaTex