TY - BOOK AU - Weiler,Kurt W. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters T2 - Lecture Notes in Physics, SN - 9783540458630 AV - QB460-466 U1 - 523.01 23 PY - 2003/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Physics KW - Astronomy KW - Astrophysics KW - Relativity (Physics) KW - Nuclear physics KW - Relativity and Cosmology KW - Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons N1 - Supernovae -- Historical Supernovae -- Classification of Supernovae -- Supernova Rates -- Optical Spectra of Supernovae -- Optical Light Curves of Supernovae -- X-Ray Supernovae -- Ultraviolet Supernovae -- Radio Supernovae -- Supernova Interaction with a Circumstellar Medium -- Measuring Cosmology with Supernovae -- Supernova 1987A -- Supernovae to ?-Ray Bursters -- SN1998bw and Hypernovae -- Supernovae and ?-Ray Bursters -- ?-Ray Bursters -- Observational Properties of Cosmic ?-Ray Bursts -- X-Ray Observations of ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Optical Observations of ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Radio Observations of ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Underlying Model -- Ambient Interaction Models for ?-Ray Burst Afterglows -- Cosmological Studies with ?-Ray Bursts N2 - Written by an international team of experts, this set of tutorial reviews provides a coherent and accessible summary of the current state of supernova research in all of its facets. The newly detected gamma-ray bursts are discussed in this context. While primarily addressing astrophysicists and astronomers, this book will also be of interest to cosmologists and nuclear physicists working on supernova-related issues UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45863-8 ER -