ABSTRACT. How can we test if a supermassive black hole lies at
the heart of every active galactic nucleus? What are
LINERS, BL Lacs, N galaxies, broad-line radio
galaxies and radio-quiet quasars and how do they
compare? This timely textbook answers these
questions in a clear, comprehensive and
self-contained introduction to active galactic nuclei -
for graduate students in astronomy and physics.
The study of AGN is one of the most dynamic areas of
contemporary astronomy, involving one fifth of all
research astronomers. This textbook provides a
systematic review of the observed properties of AGN
across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, examines
the underlying physics, and shows how the brightest
AGN, quasars, can be used to probe the farthest
reaches of the Universe. This book serves as both an
entry point to the research literature and as a
valuable reference for researchers in the field.
Table of Contents
Basic Properties and a Brief Historical
Perspective
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Radio Surveys and Quasars
- Properties of Quasars
- Radio Properties of Quasars
- Variability
- Ultraviolet Fluxes
- Broad Emission Lines
- Quasar Redshifts
- Radio-Quiet Quasars
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