Central Activity in Galaxies: From Observational Data to Astrophysical Diagnostics

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This outstanding collection of surveys addresses graduate and predoctoral
students. It reports on theoretical research and observational data on

active galactic nuclei: The enigma of the nuclei of galaxies with their

central monster
driving the vast range of activity observed in

quasars, radio galaxies, Seyferts, starburst galaxies and even our own Galaxy are explored in this volume. Topics covered include: the impact of
recent measurements in the infrared and radio region on our knowledge of thenucleus of our Galaxy; the spectra and classification of active

galactic nuclei, the properties of their host galaxies,

their cosmological distribution and evolution, the role of stars and thehydrodynamics of the interstellar medium in the nuclei; the description of the inner parsec of a standard active galactic nucleus based on direct

interpretation of the observations; the infrared activity of galaxies;

the physics of radio galaxies and their jets, emphasizing the physics ofgas flow and high-energy particle interactions as well as shock

acceleration. These are all discussed in considerable depth and presented inself-contained chapters with exhaustive reference lists of the

scientific literature.