Variability of Active Galaxies

A host of theoretical and observational research on the variability of active nuclei of galaxies is collected in this volume. It gives to the researcher a complete view of the present understanding of these phenomena.

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Have all questions been asked?.- Line and continuum variability in NGC 4151.- The optical, ultraviolet and X-ray variations in NGC 4151.- Mapping the BLR in NGC 5548 & NGC 4151.- Ground-based studies of emission-line variability: Recent results for NGC 5548 and future plans.- Variability of line profiles in NGC 5548.- Continuum variability in NGC 5548: Implications for theoretical models.- Variability in Markarian 279.- A search for variability in PKS 1302-102.- Meteorology of the broad line region.- An atlas of 2-dimensional transfer functions of the Broad Line Region.- Limits on the expansion of the radio source OQ 208 in Mkn 668.- BLR models and the L-M relation for AGNs.- Variability of BL Lac objects in the radio regime.- Intraday radio variability of quasars and BL Lac objects.- The high frequency properties of synchrotron radiation.- Synchrotron source models and the infrared-optical variability of blazars.- Rapid variability of BL Lac objects in the optical regime.- UV variability of blazars.- The connection between Frequency Dependent Polarization (FDP) and growing radio shocks in blazars.- Optical observations of rapid variability in the QSO PG 0117+213.- The connection between blazars and compact radio sources.- VLBI knots and superluminal motion.- Relativistic jet models and variable knot emission.- Particle acceleration and variability: Magnetic reconnection in AGN.- Electron-ion coupling in Compton-heated plasmas.- Variable radio sources and the two-fluid models.- Infrared variability of active nuclei.- Continuum variability in quasars and Seyfert galaxies.- The variability of Ly-alpha in 3C273.- The electromagnetic spectrum of the radio-quiet quasar 1821+643 and comparison with 3C 273.- Variability of active galactic nuclei: A theorist's view.- The stability of thick disks.- Brightness and color variations of accretion disks: Implications for the parameters.- Structure and variability in broad absorption lines of quasar spectra.- Are the broad emission lines of quasars affected by gravitational microlensing?.- Gravitational microlensing and the Hamburg quasar monitoring program.- Lensing of BL Lac objects.