Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy (NATO Science Series II Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

A masterly survey of the last 13 years of Very Long Baseline Interferometry, reviewed in light of the most advanced astronomical observations. Topics covered include: Nonthermal emission from extragalactic radio sources; Young, powerful radio sources and their evolution; Scintillation in extragalactic radio sources;