The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mantovani, Franco (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kus, Andrzej (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Σειρά: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 135
• Θέματα: Physics.; Geophysics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Geophysics/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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.