The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy

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 relat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mantovani, Franco (Editor), Kus, Andrzej (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry ; 135
Subjects:
Astronomy-Observations.
Geophysics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Principles of Synchrotron Emission in an Astrophysical Context
  • Non-Thermal Emission from Extragalactic Radio Sources: A High Resolution - Broad Band Approach
  • The Observational Properties of Blazars; Selection, Relationships and Unification
  • Observing Blazars with VLBI
  • Theory of Relativistic Jets: Basic Concepts
  • Parsec-Scale Morphologies and Properties of Radio Sources
  • Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe
  • Young Powerful Radio Sources and their Evolution
  • AGN Unification; Past Present and Future
  • Radio Polarimetry
  • Gravitational Lensing with a Radio Bias
  • VLBI Observations of Gravitational Lenses
  • Scintillation in Extragalactic Radio Sources
  • Supernovae
  • Astrophysical Masers
  • Radio and Optical Interferometry
  • Optical Interferometry: Astronomical Application
  • Data Analysis
  • Deep Fields: The Faint Sub-mJy and MicroJy Radio Sky
  • Space VLBI
  • VLBI for Geodesy and Geodynamics
  • Tropospheric and Ionospheric Phase Calibration
  • Ground Based VLBI Facilities - the European and Global VLBI Network.

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