Name of the Speaker(s): Markos Georganopoulos
Institution: Boston University Astronomy Department
Title of the communication:
Comparison of the accelerating inner jet model to blazar observations.
Preliminary abstract:
The accelerated inner jet model is briefly described and a comparison to the obervations is attempted. The optically thin synchrotron steady-state model spectra are used in an effort to explain the dichotomy between the radio and X-ray selected BL Lacs. The emerging picture suggests that the observed properties of a blazar are defined by both the jet orientation and the intrisic properties of the object.