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Gravitational collapse and thermonuclear processes, operating through the formation of many temporary stars, can provide a basis for a model of radio sources. The model may explain some of the properties of the sources and provide a unifying theory for quasars and radio-galaxies
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MCCREA, W. A Mechanism for Radio-galaxies and Quasars. Nature 213, 239–241 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213239a0
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