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Article Contents

ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.AGN AND JET PROPERTIES

2.1.AClassification

2.2.Orientation-based unification I: SLRG

2.3.Orientation-based unification II: WLRG

2.4.Accretion rates and modes

2.5.Variability

2.6.Relationship to lower luminosity radio AGN samples

3.THE HOST GALAXIES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF RADIO AGN

3.1.Overall morphologies, light profiles, kinematics and masses

3.2.Morphological peculiarities

3.3. Star formation

3.3.1.UV/optical diagnostics

3.3.2.Mid-IR diagnostics

3.3.3.Far-IR diagnostics

3.3.4.Star formation summary

3.4.Dust and gas contents

3.5.Large-scale environments

3.6.The triggering of radio AGN

4.CONCLUSIONS

5.OUTLOOK

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