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The Statistics of Bent Jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

P. M. Allan*
Affiliation:
Kitt Peak National Observatory 950 North Cherry Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85726

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I present some results of a study of the statistics of bent jets. The general conclusion is that non relativistic jets appear less bent than they really are, while relativistic jets appear more bent.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984 

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