Published in "Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy", 1988, 2nd edition, eds. G.L. Verschuur and K.I. Kellermann.

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Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• Optical Counterparts
• Radio Source Properties
• Radio Spectra
• Energy Considerations
• LOW-LUMINOSITY SOURCES
• Spiral, Seyfert, and Irregular Galaxies
• Elliptical Galaxies
• COMPACT SOURCES
• Self-Absorption
• Inverse Compton Radiation
• Polarization
• Structure
• Variability
• Source Dynamics and Superluminal Motion
• Relativistic Beaming
• EXTENDED SOURCES
• Jets, Lobes, and Hot Spots
• Jet Physics
• SUMMARY
• REFERENCES