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} }
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…
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