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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.SYSTEMATICS

2.1.Ingredients

2.2.The Two Jet Flavors

2.3.Types of Radio Sources

2.4.Propagation of Jets and the Types of Radio Source

3.DIAGNOSTICS OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

3.1.Density

3.2.Density Contrast

3.3.Limits on Bulk Flow Velocities from Brightness and Separation Ratios

3.4.Average Hot-Spot Advance Speeds from Spectral Measurements

3.5.Energy Density and Pressure

3.6.Magnetic Field Strength

3.7.Thrust and Energy Balance

3.8.Warning

4.SIDEDNESS AND RELATIVISTIC FLOWS ON LARGE SCALES

4.1.Background

4.2.Depolarization Asymmetry in FRII Sources

4.3.Are All Strong-Flavor Jets Relativistic?

5.SUMMARY

5.1.What are the Ingredients?

5.2.FRI Sources

5.3.FRII Sources

5.4.Concluding Remarks

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