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Title:
Supermassive black holes and the evolution of galaxies.
Authors:
Richstone, D.; Ajhar, E. A.; Bender, R.; Bower, G.; Dressler, A.; Faber, S. M.; Filippenko, A. V.; Gebhardt, K.; Green, R.; Ho, L. C.; Kormendy, J.; Lauer, T. R.; Magorrian, J.; Tremaine, S.
Publication:
Nature, Vol. 385, Issue 6701 (Supplement), p. A14, 1 October 1998 (Nature Homepage)
Publication Date:
10/1998
Origin:
ADS; NATURE
Bibliographic Code:
1998Natur.395A..14R

Abstract

Black holes - an extreme consequence of the mathematics of General Relativity - have long been suspected of being the main energy source for quasars, which emit more energy than any other objects in the Universe. Recent evidence indicates that supermassive black holes reside at the centres of most galaxies, where they are probably the remnants of quasars that have been starved of fuel. As our knowledge of the demographics of supermassive black holes improves, we see clues that they participated in the formation of galaxies, and strongly influenced the evolution towards the present-day structure of their surrounding hosts.
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