Small bangs and white holes
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
Most gamma-ray bursts come in two flavors. Firstly, there are long duration bursts which form in dense star-forming regions and are associated with supernovae which would understandably generate a sustained outburst of energy. The technical definition of a long duration gamma-ray burst is one that is more than two seconds in duration but bursts lasting over a minute are not unusual.