Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Probe of Cosmology

Donald Q. Lamb

doi:10.1007/10856495_20

Lighthouses of the Universe: The Most Luminous Celestial Objects and Their Use for Cosmology pp 157-163 | Cite as

Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Probe of Cosmology

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Donald Q. Lamb

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First Online: 08 October 2003

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We show that, if the long GRBs are produced by the collapse of massive stars, GRBs and their afterglows may provide a powerful probe of cosmology and the early universe.

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Donald Q. Lamb
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1.Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

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Cite this paper as:: Lamb D.Q. () Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Probe of Cosmology. In: Gilfanov M., Sunyeav R., Churazov E. (eds) Lighthouses of the Universe: The Most Luminous Celestial Objects and Their Use for Cosmology. ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA (European Southern Observatory). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/10856495_20
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