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Study of the Galactic Center with a High Resolution Gamma Ray Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

Ervin J. Fenyves
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Dallas
Stephen N. Balog
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Dallas
David B. Cline
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
M. Atac
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles

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It is generally accepted that massive black holes are the most likely source for the energy radiated from active galactic nuclei, and may explain the enormous amount of energy emitted by quasars, radio galaxies, Seyfert galaxies, and BL Lacertid objects. Although the detailed mechanisms of the black hole formation in galactic nuclei are not clear at present, it seems to be quite possible that the formation of massive black holes is a general outcome of the evolution of galactic nuclei.

Type
The High - Energy View
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989 

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