A Quark-Nova in the wake of a core-collapse Supernova: a unifying model for long duration Gamma-Ray Bursts and Fast Radio Bursts

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[Abridged] By appealing to a Quark-Nova (QN; the explosive transition of a neutron star to a quark star) in the wake of a core-collapse Supernova explosion of a massive star, we develop a unified model for long duration Gamma-ray Bursts (LGRBs) and Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).

• The time delay (years to decades) between the SN and the QN and, the fragmented nature (i.e.
• millions of chunks) of the relativistic QN ejecta are key to yielding a robust LGRB engine.
• In our model, a LGRB light-curve exhibits the interaction of the fragmented QN ejecta with a turbulent (i.e.