A multiple pulsar model for quasi-stellar objects and active galactic nuclei

We assume that there have existed small (approx.10degree pc) central regions in galaxies where the rate of pulsar-forming supernova events is high (10degree-102 yr-1). The supernova remnants in these regions largely overlap and constitute ideal environments for the production of and radiation from high-energy particles. Certain aspects of active galactic nuclei: luminosity (thermal and nonthermal fractions, fluctuations, cosmical dispersion), geometry (size, structure, apparent expansion rates), evolution (with redshift) : can be treated naturally with any such supernova remnant model. We calculate in the context of the specific magnetic dipole model of pulsars, expected distributions of electromagnetic fields, particle energies, and emitted radiation, and find that, within the accuracy of the calculations, there is rough agreement between computed quantities and observed properties of active galactic nuclei and QSOs