Formation of supermassive black holes

Astronomy and Astrophysics Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-315

  Volonteri, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Cosmology; Evolution; Formation; Galaxies; Quasars; Theory

Indexed keywords

BLACK HOLE FORMATION; BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; BLACK HOLES; FORMATION - GALAXIES; HOST GALAXIES; MASSIVE BLACK HOLES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POTENTIAL WELLS; SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES; VELOCITY DISPERSION;

BIOLOGY; COSMOLOGY; GRAVITATION; STARS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 77954569956     PISSN: 09354956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00159-010-0029-x     Document Type: Review

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