Through the Looking Glass: Faraday Conversion in Turbulent Blazar Jets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Polarized Radiative Transfer
3. Results
3.1. Ray-Tracing through an Ordered Magnetic Field
3.2. Ray-Tracing through a Disordered Magnetic Field
4. Future Research
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMacDonald, Nicholas Roy. 2016. "Through the Looking Glass: Faraday Conversion in Turbulent Blazar Jets" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040050