The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy

Released on 2005-12-31 by Franco Mantovani
The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy

Author: Franco Mantovani

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781402024061

Category: Science

Page: 416

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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.