Abstract
I summarise evidence and new calculations confirming that the Big Blue
Bump is thermal, and that variations are caused by heating. There is
however a serious energy budget problem, and various other correlations
and non-correlations are inconsistent with this picture. I suggest ways
in which some radical thinking aboiut how energy emerges from a black
hole may solve this dilemma.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Active Galactic Nuclei: from Central Engine to Host Galaxy, meeting held in Meudon, France, July 23-27, 2002 |
| Pages | 65 |
| Volume | 290 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |