Abstract
Dynamical effects in binary nuclei inside parent galactic cores, gravitational interactions with companion galaxies and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities in the flow propagation have been proposed as mechanism responsible for the formation of the low amplitude morphologies, wiggles and knots, observed in radio jets. Here we discuss the basic characteristics and implications of these models, and confront them with the limited sample of existing data. In conclusion we shall show that present observations cannot discriminate definitely these theories; conversely different mechanism may be at work together in any jet at the same time.
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Trussoni, E., Ferrari, A., Zaninetti, L. (1983). Wiggles and Knots in Radio Jets. In: Ferrari, A., Pacholczyk, A.G. (eds) Astrophysical Jets. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 103. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7186-8_31
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