Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke1581w&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1581. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxies, Active Galaxies, Quasars And Galactic Nuclei
Scientific paper
`Active galaxy' is a general term which refers to any galaxy that produces significant emission in addition to that from its constituent stars, stellar remnants and interstellar medium. The characterization of such galaxies as `active' is because the unusual emission characteristics are generally assumed to be associated with high-energy, eruptive phenomena. The earliest consistent user of the wo...
Murdin Paul
Peterson Bruce
Wilkes Belinda
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