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Line forming regions in active galaxies and their nuclei

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The spectra of active galaxies and their nuclei are rich in emission and absorption line features. A major aim of present research is the development of self-consistent hydrodynamic models for the production of the line-forming regions. We here review such modelling and stress the central role played by shock phenomena induced by winds and explosions on scales ranging from the circumstellar to the intergalactic.

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Dyson, J.E., Williams, R.J.R. & Perry, J.J. Line forming regions in active galaxies and their nuclei. Astrophys Space Sci 237, 187–206 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02424432

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