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Link quasar luminosity to active galactic nuclei.
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Cosmology
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Quasars
Aqa A Level PhysicsAstrophysics
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Link quasar luminosity to active galactic nuclei
- This point belongs to Cosmology, especially Quasars.
- You need to be able to link quasar luminosity to active galactic nuclei.
- The key ideas to know are quasar and luminosity.
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quasarluminosity
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