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The circumstellar medium of massive stars: An observable link between long gamma-ray bursts and their progenitors

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Abstract

Because long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) occur at the end of the evolution of certain types of massive stars, we can expect the observed signal of the gamma-ray burst afterglow to contain information about the circumstellar environment through which the GRB jet moves. This environment has been shaped by the stellar wind and radiation over the course of the stellar evolution, which allows us to use the GRB afterglow observations to investigate the course of stellar evolution that leads to a GRB.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOn Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories
EditorsRobert T. Jantzen, Kjell Rosquist, Remo Ruffini, Remo Ruffini
PublisherWorld Scientific
Pages1786-1788
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9789814612142
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theories, MG13 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 1 Jul 20157 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameThe 13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting: On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories - Proceedings of the MG13 Meeting on General Relativity, 2012
Volume0

Conference

Conference13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theories, MG13 2012
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period1/07/157/07/15

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Keywords

  • Circumstellar matter
  • Gamma-ray bursts
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Massive stars

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