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We propose a model of apparent superluminal expansion based on straightforward relativistic motion. The model gives a natural explanation of the ratio of radio-quiet to radio-loud quasars.
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Scheuer, P., Readhead, A. Superluminally expanding radio sources and the radio-quiet QSOs. Nature 277, 182–185 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/277182a0
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