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245 14 a| The biggest bangsh| [electronic resource] :b| the mystery of gamma-ray bursts, the most violent explosions in the universe /c| Jonathan I. Katz.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,;

300 a| xi, 218 p. :b| ill. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index.;

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The biggest bangs the mystery of gamma-ray bursts, the most violent explosions in the universe / Jonathan I. Katz.

Author/creator	Katz, Jonathan I.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description	xi, 218 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Gamma ray bursts.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. Vela 3 -- 2. Detectors 12 -- 3. Where Are They? 21 -- 4. What Are They? 29 -- 5. Compactness 40 -- 6. The Large Magellanic Cloud so -- 7. False Lines 60 -- 8. False Light 70 -- 9. The Copernican Dilemma 82 -- 10. Soft Gamma Repeaters 94 -- 11. BATSE 106 -- 12. The Great Debate 116 -- 13. The Theorists' Turn 126 -- 14. Afterglows 139 -- 15. A Supernova Connection? 152 -- 16. The Holy Grail 162 -- 17. The End of the Beginning 178 -- Afterword 181 -- Appendix. Did a Gamma-ray Burst Kill the Dinosaurs? -- Will a Burst Kill Us? 185 -- Glossary 189 -- Sources 197 -- Index 209.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2001036545
ISBN	0195145704 (acid-free paper)

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