An introduction to active galactic nuclei /
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| Author / Creator: | Peterson, B. M. (Bradley M.) |
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| Imprint: | [Cambridge, England ; New York] : Cambridge University Press, 1997. |
| Description: | xvi, 238 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2668279 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Basic properties and a brief historical perspective
- 2. Taxonomy of active galactic nuclei
- 3. The black hole paradigm
- 4. Continuum emission
- 5. The broad-line region
- 6. The narrow-line region
- 7. Unified models of AGNs
- 8. The environment of AGNs
- 9. The geometry of the expanding universe
- 10. Quasar surveys
- 11. The quasar luminosity function and evolution
- 12. Quasar absorption lines
- References
- Bibliography
