Abstract:We examine the long-term stability (on decade-like timescales) of optical ‘high polarisation’ (HP) state with
${p_{opt}}$
${> 3\%}$
, which commonly occurs in flat-spectrum (i.e., beamed) radio quasars (FSRQs) and is a prominent marker of blazar state. Using this clue, roughly a quarter of the FSRQ population has been reported to undergo HP
$\leftrightarrow$
non-HP state transition on year-like timescales. This work exam… Show more
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