The data from the Chandra satellite on the iron emission lines in the afterglow of GRB 991216 are used to give further support for the EMBH theory , which links the origin of the energy of GRBs to the extractable energy of electromagnetic black holes ( EMBHs ) , leading to an interpretation of the GRB-supernova correlation .
Following the relative space-time transformation ( RSTT ) paradigm and the interpretation of the burst structure ( IBS ) paradigm , we introduce a paradigm for the correlation between GRBs and supernovae .
The following sequence of events is shown as kinematically possible and consistent with the available data : a ) the GRB-progenitor star P _ { 1 } first collapses to an EMBH , b ) the proper GRB ( P-GRB ) and the peak of the afterglow ( E-APE ) propagate in interstellar space until the impact on a supernova-progenitor star P _ { 2 } at a distance \leq 2.69 \times 10 ^ { 17 } cm , and they induce the supernova explosion , c ) the accelerated baryonic matter ( ABM ) pulse , originating the afterglow , reaches the supernova remnants 18.5 hours after the supernova explosion and gives rise to the iron emission lines .
Some considerations on the dynamical implementation of the paradigm are presented .
The concept of induced supernova explosion introduced here specifically for the GRB-supernova correlation may have more general application in relativistic astrophysics .