Gamma-Ray Bursts: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Space Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 112
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-energy astrophysics; gamma-ray bursts; neutron stars; fast radio bursts; strange quark stars
Interests: gamma-ray bursts; fast radio bursts; gravitational wave electromagnetic counterparts
Interests: gamma-ray bursts; fast radio bursts; gravitational waves; deep learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most violent explosive phenomena in the universe, releasing enormous amounts of energy in gamma-rays in a very short time period. Since their first detection by the Vela satellites in 1967, GRBs have long been a central topic of research in high-energy astrophysics. The discovery of GRB afterglows in 1997 and subsequent multiwavelength/multi-messenger observations have led to rapid progress in the field. Although a basic picture has been established for both long and short GRBs, many issues still remain unsolved, including the classification of GRBs, the connection with star formation rate, the composition and launching mechanism of ultra-relativistic outflows, the event rates at all redshift ranges, the usage of GRBs in cosmology, multiwavelength properties, central engines and their prolonged activities, the connection between GRBs and other transients such as supernovae and gravitational wave bursts and fast radio bursts, and radiation mechanisms in the prompt burst phase and at the afterglow stage.
In this Special Issue entitled “Gamma-Ray Bursts: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions”, we will collect high-quality contributions from all over the world involving various unsolved aspects of GRBs, including observational and theoretical progress, as well as the development of instrumentation techniques. Both research papers and review articles are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Yongfeng Huang
Prof. Dr. He Gao
Prof. Dr. Liang Li
Dr. Jinjun Geng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts
- afterglow of gamma-ray bursts
- classification of gamma-ray bursts
- beaming effects in gamma-ray bursts
- central engines of gamma-ray bursts and their prolonged activities
- radiation mechanisms of gamma-ray bursts
- host galaxies of gamma-ray bursts
- cosmological application of gamma-ray bursts
- multiwavelength and multi-messenger aspects of gamma-ray bursts
- instrumentation for gamma-ray bursts
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