The GRB-supernova connection. Or is there any?

Authors
Dr.
David Bersier
Date and time
1 Oct 2009 - 00:00 Europe/London
Address

Aula

Talk language
English
Slides language
English
Serie number
0
Description
Long suspected on theoretical grounds and supported by tantalising observational evidence, the connection between supernovae and gamma-ray bursts was definitely established in 2003. Since then, a number of events have forced us to revise what we thought we knew about SNe and GRBs. This SN/GRB connection went from tentative to definitive, to maybe not, to maybe in most cases. I will briefly review the major milestones along this road and describe the situation as it is today.
Format
Seminar
Talk Video
https://youtu.be/5IGrQkciHcc
Supernovae

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