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Understanding Blazar Radio Continuum Dips

There is uncertainty about the existence and cause of dips in the radio continuum of blazars, which could be related to their supermassive black holes. The dips appear wider than typical absorption features, but the underlying theory is unclear. A specific case is the blazar 3C 454.3, which shows two dips of different sizes.

Science, Physics, Classical Mechanics