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The Starburst model for the optical variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxies NGC 4151 and NGC 5548

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In the frame of the Starburst model, we show that the stellar processes expected to occur during the evolution of a metal rich massive stellar cluster can reproduce the observed optical light curves of the Seyfert 1 galaxies NGC 4151 and NGC 5548.

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  1. Dpto. de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

    Itziar Aretxaga

  2. Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge, U.K.

    Roberto Terlevich

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Aretxaga, I., Terlevich, R. The Starburst model for the optical variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxies NGC 4151 and NGC 5548. Astrophys Space Sci 205, 69–76 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00657959

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