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Martin J. Rees

Researcher at University of Cambridge

Publications -  570
Citations -  65128

Martin J. Rees is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Galaxy & Gamma-ray burst. The author has an hindex of 118, co-authored 568 publications receiving 61346 citations. Previous affiliations of Martin J. Rees include University of Sussex & Institute for Advanced Study.

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The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

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TL;DR: The Swift mission as discussed by the authors is a multi-wavelength observatory for gamma-ray burst (GRB) astronomy, which is a first-of-its-kind autonomous rapid-slewing satellite for transient astronomy and pioneers the way for future rapid-reaction and multiwavelength missions.
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Massive black hole binaries in active galactic nuclei

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the possibility that some active galactic nuclei may contain two massive black holes in orbit about each other, which suggests a new interpretation for the observed bending and apparent precession of radio jets emerging from these objects.
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Theory of extragalactic radio sources

TL;DR: In this article, a unified model of nuclear activity and a unified approach to infer the pressures, densities, and fluid velocities within jets are explained. But the model is not applicable to the case of relativistic radio sources.
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Tidal disruption of stars by black holes of 10 6 –10 8 solar masses in nearby galaxies

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that stars in galactic nuclei can be captured or tidally disrupted by a central black hole, and the remainder would be swallowed by the hole, causing a bright flare lasting at most a few years.