Exploding Superstars [electronic resource] : Understanding Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts / by Alain Mazure, StȨphane Basa.

Appetizer -- Expanding universe -- From the universe to the stars -- Supernova -- Supreme stars: gammaray bursts -- Markers for cosmic surveys -- Beacons in the cosmos -- A bright, dark future.

The exceptional cosmic history and the fabulous destinies of exploding stars supernovae and gamma-ray bursters are highly fertile areas of research and are also very special tools to further our understanding of the universe. In this book, cosmologists Dr Alain Mazure and Dr StȨphane Basa throw light on the assemblage of facts, hypotheses and cosmological conclusions and show how these beacons illuminate their immediate surroundings and allow us to study the vast cosmos, like searchlights revealing the matter comprising our universe.

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