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Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Probe of Cosmology

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Lighthouses of the Universe: The Most Luminous Celestial Objects and Their Use for Cosmology

Part of the book series: ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA ((ESO))

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

    Donald Q. Lamb

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Marat Gilfanov Rashid Sunyeav Eugene Churazov

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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. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10856495_20

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

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