Supermassive Black Holes and the Evolution of Galaxies

Abstract

Black holes, an extreme consequence of the mathematics of General Relativity, have long been suspected of being the prime movers of quasars, which emit more energy than any other objects in the Universe. Recent evidence indicates that supermassive black holes, which are probably quasar remnants, reside at the centers of most galaxies. As our knowledge of the demographics of these relics of a violent earlier Universe improve, we see tantalizing clues that they participated intimately in the formation of galaxies and have strongly influenced their present-day structure.

arXiv comment20 pages, - This is a near-duplicate of the paper in Nature 395, A14, 1998 (Oct 1)

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