Open AccessUnification and large-scale structure.
Author(s) -
R. A. Laing
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.92.25.11413
Subject(s) - unification , observable , parsec , physics , scale (ratio) , flow (mathematics) , theoretical physics , astrophysics , statistical physics , astronomy , classical mechanics , computer science , mechanics , quantum mechanics , galaxy , programming language
The hypothesis of relativistic flow on parsec scales, coupled with the symmetrical (and therefore subrelativistic) outer structure of extended radio sources, requires that jets decelerate on scales observable with the Very Large Array. The consequences of this idea for the appearances of FRI and FRII radio sources are explored.