Circular polarisation from relativistic jet sources
Éditeur :
Springer
ISBN :
9789048164394
Date de publication :
17 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Nederlands
Relativistic jets are a powerful, spectacular, yet poorly-understood phenomenon associated with accreting black holes and neutron stars. The study of circular polarisation is both challenging and potentially very rewarding, and when applied to relativistic jets has the potential to probe the structure of the jets in unique ways.