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Blueshift Without Blueshift: Red Hole Gamma-Ray Burst Models Explain the Peak energy Distribution
Gamma-ray bursts are still a puzzle. In particular, the central engine, the
total energy and the very narrow distribution of peak energies challenge model
builders. We consider here an extreme model of gamma-ray bursts based on highly
red- and blue-shifted positron annihilation radiation. The burst emerges from
inside the red hole created by the complete gravitational collapse of the GRB
progenitor.Comment: To appear in Proc of the 10th Annual October Astrophysics Conference
in Maryland: Cosmic Explosions, 4 Pages, LaTe
Young Collapsed Supernova Remnants: Similarities and Differences in Neutron Stars, Black Holes, and More Exotic Objects
Type Ia supernovae are thought to explode completely, leaving no condensed
remnant, only an expanding shell. Other types of supernovae are thought to
involve core collapse and are expected to leave a condensed remnant, which
could be either a neutron star or a black hole, or just possibly, something
more exotic, such as a quark orstrange star, a naked singularity, a frozen
star, a wormhole or a red hole. It has proven surprisingly difficult to
determine which type of condensed remnant has been formed in those cases where
the diagnostic highly regular pulsar signature of a neutron star is absent. We
consider possible observational differences between the two standard
candidates, as well as the more speculative alternatives.
We classify condensed remnants according to whether they do or do not possess
three major features: 1)a hard surface, 2)an event horizon, and 3)a
singularity. Black holes and neutron stars differ on all three criteria. Some
of the less frequently considered alternatives are "intermediate," in the sense
that they possess some of the traits of a black hole and some of the traits of
a neutron star. This possibility makes distinguishing the various possibilities
even more difficult.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to conference proceedings "Young Supernova
Remnants" Eds. Stephen S. Holt and Una Hwan
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