A model for periodic blazars

We describe a scenario to explain blazar periodicities with timescales of $\sim$ few years. The scenario is based on a binary super-massive black hole (SMBH) system in which one of the two SMBH carries a jet. We discuss the various mechanisms that can cause the jet to precess and produce corkscrew p...

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Main Authors: Sobacchi, Emanuele (Author) , Sormani, Mattia C. (Author) , Stamerra, Antonio (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Arxiv

Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.04709
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Author Notes:Emanuele Sobacchi, Mattia C. Sormani, Antonio Stamerra
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