The perfect case for time-domain investigations are active galactic nuclei (AGNs) since they are luminous objects that show strong variability. Key result from the studies of AGNs variability is the estimated mass of a supermassive black hole (SMBH), which resides in the center of an AGN. Moreover, the spectral variability of AGN can be used to study the structure and physics of the broad line region, which in general can be hardly directly observed. Here we review the current status of AGNs variability investigations in Serbia, in the perspectives of the present and future monitoring campaigns.
@article{arxiv.2105.01515,
title = {Investigation of active galactic nuclei in time domain era},
author = {D. Ilic and A. Kovacevic and L. C. Popovic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.01515},
year = {2021}
}
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Proceedings of the 19th Serbian Astronomical Conference, October 2020, Belgrade, Serbia