Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei at all Scales

The energy source in Active Galactic Nuclei is commonly accepted to be gravitational and released through accretion of matter onto a supermassive black hole. Since the discovery of the first radio galaxies and quasars in the early sixties, tremendous progress has been made in unveiling, analyzing an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Alloin, Danielle (Editor ), Johnson, Rachel (Editor ), Lira, Paulina (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Lecture Notes in Physics, 693
Temas:
Astronomy.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Active Galactic Nuclei: Basic Physics and Main Components
  • Multiwavelength Evidence of the Physical Processes in Radio Jets
  • The Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei
  • Cold Gas Near Active Galactic Nuclei
  • AGN Beyond the 100pc Scale
  • The Fueling and Evolution of AGN: Internal and External Triggers
  • X-Ray Survey Results on Active Galaxy Physics and Evolution
  • The Links Between AGN and Galaxy Formation.

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