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Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes

Measuring the spin distribution of supermassive black holes is of critical importance for understanding how these black holes and their host galaxies form and evolve over time, yet this type of study is only in its infancy.  This brief describes how astronomers measure spin in supermassive black hol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brenneman, Laura (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction on importance of black hole spin
  • II. Description of spectroscopic techniques used to measure spin in AGN
  • III. Review of current spin measurements
  • IV. Implications for the growth of black holes and their host galaxies
  • V. Future Directions.