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3.3. Circumnuclear regions of active and non-active barred galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

J.H. Knapen*
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, UK

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I discuss the role of galactic bars in the fuelling of (circum)nuclear activity. Since the majority of all galaxies are barred, the presence of a bar in a Seyfert galaxy cannot be the sole reason for their activity, although it appears to be a necessary condition for activity. Two options for further work are being explored, high-resolution near-infrared imaging of samples of active and non-active galaxies, and detailed case studies of selected galaxy cores.

Type
Part I. Stellar Cluster, Star Formation
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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