Optical/Ultraviolet Continuum Emission Theory in Radio Quiet Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei

Details Optical/Ultraviolet Continuum Emission Theory in Radio Quiet Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei Optical/Ultraviolet Continuum Emission Theory in Radio Quiet Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei

1997-12-30

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9712347v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, LaTeX, uses aipproc.sty, to appear in "Accretion Processes in Astrophysical Systems: Some Like It Hot", eds. S. S. H

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.55891

Accretion disk models still do not provide a satisfactory explanation of the optical/ultraviolet continuum observed in Seyferts and quasars. Substantial theoretical progress has been made in understanding one aspect of the problem: the dearth of spectral features at the Lyman limit. Promising solutions have also been proposed to explain the surprising observations of large polarization in the Lyman continuum observed in some sources. I review the recent progress in this field, and try to point out future research directions which would be fruitful in trying to obtain a complete, self-consistent model of the continuum emitting regions.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Optical/Ultraviolet Continuum Emission Theory in Radio Quiet Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Optical/Ultraviolet Continuum Emission Theory in Radio Quiet Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Optical/Ultraviolet Continuum Emission Theory in Radio Quiet Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-255624