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view Abstract Citations (12) References (40) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Gamma-Ray Burst Theory: Back to the Drawing Board Harding, Alice K. Abstract Gamma-ray bursts have always been intriguing sources to study in terms of particle acceleration, but not since their discovery two decades ago has the theory of these objects been in such turmoil. Prior to the launch of Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory and observations by Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE), there was strong evidence pointing to magnetized Galactic neutron stars as the sources of gamma-ray bursts. However, since BATSE the observational picture has changed dramatically, requiring much more distant and possibly cosmological sources. I review the history of gamma-ray burst theory from the era of growing consensus for nearby neutron stars to the recent explosion of halo and cosmological models and the impact of the present confusion on the particle acceleration problem. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Pub Date: February 1994 DOI: 10.1086/191916 Bibcode: 1994ApJS...90..863H Keywords: Astronomical Models; Cosmology; Gamma Ray Bursts; Particle Acceleration; Halos; Neutron Stars; Spatial Distribution; Spectral Energy Distribution; Astrophysics; GAMMA RAYS: BURSTS; ACCELERATION OF PARTICLES full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (4)
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