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1. Theoretical Implications of the Gamma-Ray Burst-Supernova Connection

   Although observations of circumstellar shock interactions around supernovae are generally consistent with a...

   Roger A. Chevalier in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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2. The Multiband Photometry of GRB Host Galaxies: Comparison with the Spectral Energy Distributions of Nearby Galaxies and Theoretical Modeling

   We present one of the results of BV RI photometry of the hosts of GRB for the host galaxy of GRB 970508 and the theoretical modeling of its continuum...

   V. V. Sokolov, T. A. Fatkhullin, ... V. I. Korchagin in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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3. Early Afterglows as Probes for the Reionization Epoch

   The nature of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) progenitors is still a debated issue, but consensus is growing on the association of GRBs with massive stars....

   Davide Lazzati, Gabriele Ghisellini, ... Alberto Fernández-Soto in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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4. Host Galaxies as Gamma-Ray Burst Distance Indicators

   We calculate the distributions of the total burst energy, the peak luminosity and the X-ray afterglow energy using burst observations and distances...

   David Band, Raul Jimenez, Tsvi Piran in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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5. Observational Consequences of $e^\pm$ Pair Creation in $\gamma$ -Ray Bursts

   Physical models for $\gamma$ -ray emission from a relativistic...

   Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Piero Madau, ... Christopher Thompson in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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6. Interaction between Internal Shocks and the Reverse Shock for a GRB in a Dense Stellar Wind

   In the most popular scenario for GRBs a relativistic shell is produced by a compact central source (collapsar, BH + WD, BH + NS or NS + NS merger)...

   Frédéric Daigne, Robert Mochkovitch in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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7. GRB Synchrotron-Self-Compton Emission Generated by Self-Consistent Electron Distribution

   The spectra of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) emission have been investigated theoretically by a number of authors (e.g., [1-3]) for different versions of a...

   E. V. Derishev, V. V. Kocharovsky, ... P. Mészáros in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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8. New Results on the Temporal Structure of GRBs

   We analyze the temporal structure of long ( T 90 > 2sec) and short ( T...

   E. Nakar, T. Piran in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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9. Ultra Efficient Internal Shocks

   We define ultra efficient internal shocks as those in which the fraction of emitted energy is larger than the fraction of energy given to the...

   Shiho Kobayashi, Re’em Sari in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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10. The INTEGRAL Burst Alert System

    We describe the INTEGRAL Burst Alert System (IBAS): the automatic software developed at the INTEGRAL Science Data Center to allow the rapid...

    Sandro Mereghetti, Davide I. Cremonesi, Jurek Borkowski in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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11. Beyond the Standard Model

    Some possible directions for physics beyond the Standard Model are reviewed, with particular emphasis on topics relevant to astrophysics and...

    John Ellis in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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12. Cosmic Microwave Background Fluctuations

    Several experiments have recently detected very low contrast, sub-horizon scale structures in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). In the current...

    S. Masi, P. A. R. Ade, ... F. Scaramuzzi in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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13. Evidence for an Accelerating Universe from Type Ia Supernovae

    The expansion history of the universe is revealed by measurements of cosmic distances. Since the various energy components in a Friedmann universe...

    Bruno Leibundgut in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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14. Constraining Cosmological Parameters with Observations of Galaxy Clusters

    Galaxy clusters are ideal probes of the large-scale structure of the Universe and for the tests of cosmological models. Based on the REFLEX redshift...

    Hans Böhringer, Peter Schuecker, ... Chris A. Collins in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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15. The NASA - MIDEX Swift Mission

    The Gamma Ray Bursts as powerful extragalactic sources are one of the major discovery which occurred in the last decade thanks to the BATSE satellite...

    G. Chincarini in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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16. Fundamental Physics with Space Experiments

    I review a category of experiments in fundamental physics that need space as a laboratory. All these experiments have in common the need of a very...

    S. Vitale in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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17. Connections Between Quantum Theory and Cosmology: An Unconventional View

    Usually cosmology is seen as a special part of general relativity. Quantum theory is normally understood as responsible for the small and the very...

    Thomas Görnitz in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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18. A New Unifying Field Spacetime Structure

    Analysis of the data and equations for the solar system and the hydrogen atom identified a unifying spacetime structure intrinsic to the fields. The...

    Bruce Feigler, Margaret Joseph in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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19. High Energy Photon Flux Prediction from Neutralino Annihilation in M 31

    Considering a NFW halo of M 31 made of neutralinos, predictions for the...

    Alain Falvard, Edmond Giraud, ... Richard Taillet in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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20. Cosmic Shear from STIS Pure Parallels - II. Analysis

    The tidal gravitational field due to the inhomogeneous distribution of matter in the Universe causes the distortion of light bundles from distant...

    H. Hämmerle, J.-M. Miralles, ... S. D. M. White in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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