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Astrophysics

the apparent faster-than-light motion of jet components moving close to the speed of light at small angles to our line of sight.

In astrophysics, superluminal motion refers to the apparent faster-than-light motion of jet components moving close to the speed of light at small angles to our line of sight. This meaning comes from Rees (1966) in Nature.[1]

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References

Rees, M. J. (1966). Appearance of Relativistically Expanding Radio Sources. Nature, 211(5048), 468-470. https://doi.org/10.1038/211468a0

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