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astro-ph2004★ 160 cited
On the geometrical origin of periodicity in blazar-type sources
Frank M. Rieger
Periodicities in blazar light curves may be related to helical trajectories in extragalactic radio jets by differential Doppler boosting effects. We consider ballistic and non-ball…
astro-ph2004★ 132 cited
Shear acceleration in relativistic astrophysical jets
Frank M. Rieger, Peter Duffy
We consider the acceleration of energetic particles by a velocity shear in the relativistic background flow containing scattering centers. Three possible acceleration sites for ast…