2004/01/04 by Stephan Rosswog, Rosswog, Stephan
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0401022
Invited review "Superdense QCD matter and compact stars", Yerevan, Armenia, Sept. 2003; 20 pages; reference added
arxiv created 2004/01/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous and probably the most relativistic events in the universe. The last few years have seen a tremendous increase in our knowledge of these events, but the source of the bursts still remains elusive. I will summarise recent progress in this field with special emphasis on our understanding of the possible progenitor systems.