GRAVITATIONAL SHOCKS AS A KEY INGREDIENT OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS.
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| Title: | GRAVITATIONAL SHOCKS AS A KEY INGREDIENT OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS. |
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| Authors: | AVGOUSTIDIS, ANASTASIOS, JIMENEZ, RAUL, ÁLVAREZ-GAUMÉ, LUIS, VÁZQUEZ-MOZO, MIGUEL A. |
| Source: | International Journal of Modern Physics A: Particles & Fields; Gravitation; Cosmology; Nuclear Physics. 8/10/2012, Vol. 27 Issue 20, p-1. 13p. 3 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Gravitational fields, Mechanical shock, Gamma ray bursts, Nuclear energy, Black holes, Gravitational collapse, Numerical analysis, Simulation methods & models, Active galactic nuclei |
| Abstract: | We identify a novel physical mechanism that may be responsible for energy release in γ-ray bursts. Radial perturbations in the neutron core, induced by its collision with collapsing outer layers during the early stages of supernova explosions, can trigger a gravitational shock, which can readily eject a small but significant fraction of the collapsing material at ultra-relativistic speeds. The development of such shocks is a strong-field effect arising in near-critical collapse in general relativity and has been observed in numerical simulations in various contexts, including, in particular, radially perturbed neutron star collapse, albeit for a tiny range of initial conditions. Therefore, this effect can be easily missed in numerical simulations if the relevant parameter space is not exhaustively investigated. In the proposed picture, the observed rarity of γ-ray bursts would be explained if the relevant conditions for this mechanism appear in only about one in every 104-105 core collapse supernovae. We also mention the possibility that near-critical collapse could play a role in powering the central engines of active galactic nuclei. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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