1. Gamma-Ray Bursts and Afterglows from Relativistic Fireballs Open Access Author: Panaitescu, Alin-Daniel Title: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Afterglows from Relativistic Fireballs Graduate Program: Astronomy and Astrophysics Keywords: relativistic hydrodynamicsnon-thermal emissionsynchrotroninverse Compton File: Download etd.pdf Committee Members: Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee MemberPablo Laguna, Committee MemberPeter Istvan Meszaros, Committee Chair/Co-ChairGeorge Pavlov, Committee MemberSamuel Finn, Committee Member