Optical superluminal motion measurement in the neutron-star merger GW170817
K. P. Mooley, Jay Anderson, Wenbin Lu
Topics & Concepts
Superluminal motionVery-long-baseline interferometryPhysicsLorentz factorNeutron starAfterglowAstrometryAstrophysicsLight curveGamma-ray burstJet (fluid)Proper motionVery Long Baseline ArrayViewing angleAstronomyLorentz transformationStarsOpticsClassical mechanicsActive galactic nucleusGalaxyLiquid-crystal displayThermodynamicsGamma-ray bursts and supernovaePulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations