On the Connection of Radio and γ-Ray Emission in Blazars
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model Description and Numerical Approach
3. Results
4. Summary—Discussion
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Boula, S.; Petropoulou, M.; Mastichiadis, A. On the Connection of Radio and γ-Ray Emission in Blazars. Galaxies 2019, 7, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies7010003
Boula S, Petropoulou M, Mastichiadis A. On the Connection of Radio and γ-Ray Emission in Blazars. Galaxies. 2019; 7(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies7010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoula, Stella, Maria Petropoulou, and Apostolos Mastichiadis. 2019. "On the Connection of Radio and γ-Ray Emission in Blazars" Galaxies 7, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies7010003