Coevolution of Black Holes and Galaxies [Paperback]

Collection of papers exploring black holes and related phenomena.Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Weighing up to several billion Suns, massive black holes have long been suspected to be the central powerhouses of energetic phenomena such as quasars. Recent advances in astronomy have not only provided spectacular proof of this long-standing paradigm, but have revealed the unexpected result that these objects, far from being rare, exotic beasts, inhabit the center of virtually all large galaxies. This book contains papers by some of the most influential and authoritative astrophysicists working in this exciting field.Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Weighing up to several billion Suns, massive black holes have long been suspected to be the central powerhouses of energetic phenomena such as quasars. Recent advances in astronomy have not only provided spectacular proof of this long-standing paradigm, but have revealed the unexpected result that these objects, far from being rare, exotic beasts, inhabit the center of virtually all large galaxies. This book contains papers by some of the most influential and authoritative astrophysicists working in this exciting field.Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Weighing up to several billion Suns, massive black holes have long been suspected to be the central powerhouses of energetic phenomena such as quasars. This book contains papers by some of the most influential astrophysicists working in this exciting field. They not only provide spectacular proof of the long-standing paradigm, but unexpectedly reveal that these objects, far from being rare, inhabit the center of virtually every large galaxy.1. The stellar-dynamical search for supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei John Kormendy; 2. Black holes in active galaxies Aaron J. Barth; 3. Intermediate-mass black holes in the universe: a review of formation theories and observatilÃ%