Speaker
Prof.
Sergey Popov
(Sternberg Astronomical Institute)
Description
I review present status of fast radio bursts (FRBs) observations and discuss main theoretical models suggested to explain this phenomenon.
In particular, I focus on the magnetar scenario when the source of energy of FRBs is related to high magnetic field of young neutron stars.
Primary author
Prof.
Sergey Popov
(Sternberg Astronomical Institute)
