An Introduction to Active Galactic Nuclei

ISBN: 9780521479110

出版社: Cambridge University Press

出版年: 1997-02-13

页数: 256

定价: USD 50.00

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

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 timely textbook is a clear, comprehensive and self-contained introduction to active galactic nuclei (AGN)--for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in astronomy and physics.