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Superluminal Radio Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

M. H. Cohen  and
S. C. Unwin
M. H. Cohen
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology
S. C. Unwin
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology

Abstract

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Several compact radio sources studied with VLBI show apparent transverse velocities much greater than the speed of light. This review is a summary of VLBI observations of these “superluminal” sources as of August 1981. The physical models proposed to explain this phenomenon are also discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 97: Extragalactic Radio Sources , 1982 , pp. 345 - 354
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1982 

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