ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS Highlights of the Rome Workshop on Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era
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I review some of the highlights of the Rome Workshop on Gamma-Ray Bursts, and discuss some of the questions these results pose about the nature and origin of gamma-ray bursts.
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