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ACCRETION onto black holes in galactic nuclei is a promising power source for quasars1,2, but observational proof has been elusive. I argue here that supermassive accretion in disks may explain the flat optical continuum observed from some QSOs and Seyfert galaxies.
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SHIELDS, G. Thermal continuum from accretion disks in quasars. Nature 272, 706–708 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/272706a0
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