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The subject of this review is the central 100 parsecs of our Galaxy, with a strong focus on the central few parsecs. Observations of the electromagnetic spectrum over 13 orders of magnitude in wavelength show a broad range of phenomena involving a number of physical processes. We discuss the stellar and interstellar components, the importance of magnetic and gravitational forces, the evidence for stellar formation and a central massive black hole, and the origin and nature of ionization, outflows and interstellar gas dynamics.

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Authors: Genzel, R., Hollenbach, D., & Townes, C. H.
Affiliations: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (DE)
ORCID: Genzel, R
Hollenbach, D
Venue: Reports on Progress in Physics
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Published: 1994-05-01
Volume: 57
Issue: 5
Pages: 417-479
ISSN: 0034-4885 (ISSN-L)
1361-6633
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/57/5/001
OpenAlex: W2104012283
Cited by: 200
References: 214
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 22.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: Reports on Progress in Physics (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Keywords: galactic nuclei, Milky Way center, central parsec, stellar populations, interstellar medium, magnetic field, gravitational force, star formation, supermassive black holes, ionization, galactic outflows, interstellar gas dynamics

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