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Based on recently reported results, we present arguments indicating that sign changes in proper acceleration of test particles on the symmetry axis and close to the r=2M surface of quasi-spherical objects—related to the quadrupole moment of the source—might be at the origin of relativistic jets of quasars and micro-quasars.
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Herrera, L., Santos, N.O. A general relativistic effect in quasi-spherical objects as the possible origin of relativistic jets. Astrophys Space Sci 310, 251–254 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9509-5
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