The MBH-σc relation as a constraint on the formation of elliptical galaxies

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 552, Issue 1 PART 2, 2001, Pages

  Ciotti, Luca ^a,b,c   Van Albada, Tjeerd S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035324798     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320260     Document Type: Article

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