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STScI Preprint #1296
A fundamental component of models of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) is an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole. However, the nature of this accretion disk is not well understood and current models do not provide a satisfactory explanation of the optical/UV continuum observed in AGN. In this paper we review the substantial theoretical and observational progress made in the field. We also try to point out future research directions which would be fruitful in trying to obtain a complete, self-consistent model of the continuum emitting regions.
1)Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
2)Physics Department University of California Santa Barbara,
CA 93106