The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy [Hardcover]

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.Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bologna, Italy, September 17-29, 2001A 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.Preface. List of Participants. List of Lectures. 1. Radio astronomy: a short historical introduction; F. Mantovani. 2. Principles of synchrotron emission in an astrophysical context; T. Huege, H. Falcke. 3. Non-thermal emission from extragalactic radio sources: a high resolution broad band approach; G. Brunetti. 4. The observational properties of blazars: selection relationships and unification; I. Browne. 5. Observing blazars with VLBI; R. Porcas. 6. Theory of relativistic jets: basic concept; E. Koerding, H. Falcke. 7. Parsec-scale morphologies and properties of radio sources; T. Venturi. 8. Supermassive black holes in the Universe; A. Brunthaler, H. Falcke. 9. Young powerful radio sources and their evolution; R. Fanti. 10. AGlj