Monitoring blazar variability to understand extragalactic jets
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2024-12-17 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
We review the main topics in the field of blazar multiwavelength variability as a tool to understand the physics and structure of extragalactic jets and their central engine. We address issues such as the cross-correlation between flux variations at different frequencies, the mechanisms to explain the long-term and short-term variability, the size of the jet emitting regions, the polarization behaviour, and the periodicities detected in the multiwavelength light curves.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.11565,
title = {Monitoring blazar variability to understand extragalactic jets},
author = {Claudia M. Raiteri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.11565},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Proceedings of the XX Serbian Astronomical Conference, Belgrade, October 16 - 20, 2023, Edited by Jelena Petrovi\'c, Du\v{s}an Mar\v{c}eta and Ana Lalovi\'c. Invited Review