The Astrophysical Journal · 1996 · 24 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsOptical AstronomyUltraviolet AstronomyContinuum EmissionGalactic DiskDisk Spectral Energy DistributionsSpectral Energy Distribution ModelingUltraviolet Spectral Energy Distributions
The spectral energy distribution of ordinary quiescent quasars is dominated by the "" big blue bump continuum component in the optical/UV region. This has been modeled as a viscous dissipative thin disk, though fundamental problems with that model are known.