TL;DR
This paper summarizes unresolved issues in gamma-ray burst (GRB) physics as of 2011, covering classification, progenitors, engines, emission mechanisms, and future observational prospects with the SVOM mission.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of key open questions in GRB physics and discusses how upcoming missions like SVOM could help address them.
Findings
Identifies major unresolved questions in GRB physics.
Highlights the potential of the SVOM mission to advance understanding.
Summarizes current challenges in GRB classification and mechanisms.
Abstract
Open questions in GRB physics are summarized as of 2011, including classification, progenitor, central engine, ejecta composition, energy dissipation and particle acceleration mechanism, radiation mechanism, long term engine activity, external shock afterglow physics, origin of high energy emission, and cosmological setting. Prospects of addressing some of these problems with the upcoming Chinese-French GRB mission, SVOM, are outlined.
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