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“Relativistic jets” is a specialized astrophysics category focused on the powerful, pencil‑thin streams of plasma launched at near‑light speeds from compact objects such as supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei (quasars and blazars), stellar‑mass black holes and neutron stars (microquasars), and the engines of gamma‑ray bursts. Books here explore how jets are launched and collimated by accretion disks and magnetic fields, how particles are accelerated and radiate across the spectrum from radio to gamma rays, and how relativity shapes their apparent brightness and rapid variability. The category spans theory, observation, and simulation—covering magnetohydrodynamics, shock and reconnection physics, numerical modeling, and results from radio VLBI, X‑ray/gamma‑ray observatories, and multi‑messenger studies. Titles range from research monographs and graduate texts to accessible overviews, highlighting jets’ roles in galaxy evolution, feedback, and the high‑energy universe.

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