Is there a relationship between the mass of a SMBH and the kinetic energy of its host elliptical galaxy?

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1861-1872

  Feoli, A ^a   Mele, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Elliptical galaxy; Galaxy statistics; Kinematics and dynamics of galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344449928     PISSN: 02182718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218271805007528     Document Type: Article

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