2011/04/05 by Bing Zhang · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2011.03.004
published as Comptes Rendus Physique, 12, 206-225 (2011) · 27 pages. To appear in a special issue of Comptes Rendus Physique "GRB studies in the SVOM era", Eds. F. Daigne, G. Dubus
arxiv created 2011/04/05 · arxiv updated 2015/05/27
Open questions in GRB physics are summarized as of 2011, including classification, progenitor, central engine, ejecta composition, energy dissipation and particle acceleration mechanism, radiation mechanism, long term engine activity, external shock afterglow physics, origin of high energy emission, and cosmological setting. Prospects of addressing some of these problems with the upcoming Chinese-French GRB mission, SVOM, are outlined.