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AGN
(redirected from Active galactic nucleus)

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AGNAgain (Amateur Radio)
AGNActive Galactic Nucleus
AGNAcute Glomerulonephritis
AGNAccountants Global Network
AGNAir Gabon (ICAO code)
AGNAerojet General Nucleonics
AGNAnwendungen der Informatik In Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften (Informatics, University Of Hamburg)
AGNArmageddon Games Network (game developer)
AGNArmageddon Games Network
AGNAngry Gamer Network
AGNAustralian Gaming Network
AGNAutomatically Generated Number
AGNAssis Global Networks (Japanese anime studio)


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Jaffe of the State University of Leiden in the Netherlands, the Hubble image provides the closest look yet at the center of a type of galaxy -- called an active galactic nucleus (AGN) -- that has a luminous, energetic core.
According to Begelman's theoretical analysis, each of these disk configurations can develop out of different initial conditions, and it may be the disk configuration that determines what kind of active galactic nucleus we see in a given instance.
 
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