Recent high-sensitivity observation of the nearby radio galaxy M87 have provided important insights into the central engine that drives the large-scale outflows seen in radio, optical and X-rays. This review summarizes the observational status achieved in the high energy (HE;<100 GeV) and very high energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma-ray domains, and discusses the theoretical progress in understanding the physical origin of this emission and its relation to the activity of the central black hole.
@article{arxiv.1208.2702,
title = {Probing the central black hole in M87 with gamma-rays},
author = {Frank M. Rieger and Felix Aharonian},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.2702},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Invited compact review to be published in Modern Physics Letters A; 19 pages, 4 figures