• DOI:10.5860/choice.26-6270
• Corpus ID: 120533458

Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei

@inproceedings{Osterbrock1989AstrophysicsOG,
  title={Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei},
  author={Donald E. Osterbrock and Gary J. Ferland},
  year={1989}
}

• D. Osterbrock, G. Ferland
• Published 1989
• Physics

Preface Preface to First Edition General Introduction Photoionization Equilibrium Thermal Equilibrium Calculation of Emitted Spectrum Comparison of Theory with Observations Internal Dynamics of Gaseous Nebulae Interstellar Dust Infrared Radiation and Molecules H II Regions in the Galactic Context Planetary Nebulae Heavy Elements and High-Energy Effects Nova and Supernova Remnants Active Galactic Nuclei Diagnostics and Physics Active Galactic Nuclei Results Appendix 1: Measures of Light Appendix 2: Milne Relation Between Capture and Photoionization Cross Appendix 3: Emission Lines of Neutral Atoms Appendix 4: Nebular Quantum Mechanics Appendix 5: Atomic Data for Heavy Element Ionization Balance Appendix 6: Quantum Mechanics of Molecules Glossary of Physical Symbols Glossary of Acronyms Index