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  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2005

The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy

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  1. Franco Mantovani

    1. Istituto di Radioastronomia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy

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  2. Andrzej Kus

    1. Radio Astronomy Department, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (NAII, volume 135)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Radio Astronomy

    • Franco Mantovani
    Pages 1-12

  6. Observing Blazars with VLBI

    • R. W. Porcas
    Pages 93-106

  7. Theory of Relativistic Jets: Basic Concepts

    • E. Körding, H. Falcke
    Pages 107-127

  9. Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe

    • Andreas Brunthaler, Heino Falcke
    Pages 143-156

  11. AGN Unification; Past Present and Future

    • I. W. A. Browne
    Pages 175-189

  12. Radio Polarimetry

    • W. D. Cotton
    Pages 191-204

  13. Gravitational Lensing with a Radio Bias

    • I. W. A. Browne
    Pages 205-217

  14. VLBI Observations of Gravitational Lenses

    • R. W. Porcas
    Pages 219-231

  16. Supernovae

    • J. M. Marcaide
    Pages 243-256

  17. Astrophysical Masers

    • R. S. Booth, P. J. Diamond
    Pages 257-288

  18. Radio and Optical Interferometry

    • W. D. Cotton
    Pages 289-305

  20. Data Analysis

    • W. D. Cotton
    Pages 319-336
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About this book

A masterly survey of the last 13 years of Very Long Baseline Interferometry, reviewed in light of the most advanced astronomical observations. Topics covered include: Nonthermal emission from extragalactic radio sources; Principles of synchrotron emission in relation to astrophysics; Theory of relativistic jets; Young, powerful radio sources and their evolution; Scintillation in extragalactic radio sources; Radio and optical interferometry; Radio polarimetry; Unified schemes; Deep fields; Tropospheric and ionospheric phase calibration; Supernovae; VLBI for geodesy and geodynamics.
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  • Istituto di Radioastronomia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy

    Franco Mantovani

  • Radio Astronomy Department, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

    Andrzej Kus

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