Variability of Blazars and Blazar Models over 38 Years
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Early Years, before Jets
3. Relativistic Jets in Blazars
4. Multi-Waveband Observations
4.1. Combined VLBI and X-ray Observations
4.2. Multi-Waveband Light Curves
5. The Shock-in-Jet Model
6. Turbulence in Blazar Jets
7. The “Core” of a Blazar Jet
8. Probing Blazar Jets with Polarization and Multi-Waveband Monitoring
9. Comparison of Jet Simulations with Observations
10. Potential Solutions to Blazar Conundrums
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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