Authors:
- Nominated for the Springer Theses series by the Max-Planck-Institute for Radio astronomy
- This thesis has been awarded the 2014 Promotion Prize of the Astronomische Gesellschaft for the best PhD thesis of the past year
- Presents new analysis techniques for VLBI observations that can be applied to numerous sources and provide reliable results including an error estimate using Monte Carlo simulations
- Develops an analytical shock model that can be applied quickly to other single dish observations
- Shows how novel technique of extraction of physical parameters from observations can be applied to other astrophysical sources and provide a link to better understand the physical mechanism in blazar jets
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This prize-winning thesis deals with the observation and modeling of the spectral evolution of blazars. Based on single-dish light curves, a model of shock-shock interaction is tested and confirmed using multi-frequency high resolution Very Long Baseline Observations. He presents state-of-the art numerical relativistic hydrodynamic simulations and the corresponding non-thermal emission is calculated (eRHD simulations).
The author further presents new analysis techniques for VLBI observations that can be applied to numerous sources and provide reliable results including an error estimate using Monte Carlo simulations. He also develops an analytical shock model that can be applied quickly to other single dish observations. He shows how novel techniques of extraction of physical parameters from observations can be applied to other astrophysical sources and provide a link to a better understanding of the physical mechanism operating in blazar jets.Authors and Affiliations
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German Aerospace Centre, Institute for Space Propulsion, Hardthausen, Germany
Christian Fromm
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spectral Evolution in Blazars
Book Subtitle: The Case of CTA 102
Authors: Christian Fromm
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10768-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10767-7Published: 17 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38536-5Published: 11 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10768-4Published: 03 September 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 210
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour