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On the apparent position of a source at a large doppler factor

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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In cases exhibiting superluminal separation, the observed transverse expansion of the moving components should indicate that the ejection takes place with a significant angular extent. At a large Doppler factor, such an ejection would result in a shift of its apparent source position toward the line of sight. In the case of a bent beam, the overall apparent motion would be an expansion rather than a separation. thus very small viewing angle is an unlikely source of superluminal motion.

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Nei casi che mostrano una separazione superluminale, l'espansione trasversale osservata dei componenti in movimento indicherebbe che l'espulsione ha luogo con una significativa ampiezza angolare. Per un grande fattore Doppler, tale espulsione darebbe luogo a uno spostamento della sua apparente posizione di sorgente verso la linea d'osservazione. Nel caso di un fascio ricurvo il movimento totale apparente sarebbe una espansione invece che una separazione. Cosí un angolo visivo piccolissimo è una sorgente improbabile di movimento superluminale.

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Zheng, W. On the apparent position of a source at a large doppler factor. Nuov Cim B 98, 165–171 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02721478

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