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Growth of Supermassive Black Holes, Galaxy Mergers and Supermassive Binary Black Holes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

S. Komossa ,
J. G. Baker  and
F. K. Liu
S. Komossa
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany email: [email protected]
J. G. Baker
Affiliation:
NASA/GSFC, Mail Code: 663, Greenbelt, MD 20771
F. K. Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Abstract

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The study of galaxy mergers and supermassive binary black holes (SMBBHs) is central to our understanding of the galaxy and black hole assembly and (co-)evolution at the epoch of structure formation and throughout cosmic history. Galaxy mergers are the sites of major accretion episodes, they power quasars, grow supermassive black holes (SMBHs), and drive SMBH-host scaling relations. The coalescing SMBBHs at their centers are the loudest sources of gravitational waves (GWs) in the Universe, and the subsequent GW recoil has a variety of potential astrophysical implications which are still under exploration. Future GW astronomy will open a completely new window on structure formation and galaxy mergers, including the direct detection of coalescing SMBBHs, high-precision measurements of their masses and spins, and constraints on BH formation and evolution in the high-redshift Universe.

Keywords

galaxiesblack holesgalaxy mergersgravitational waves
Type
Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 292 - 298
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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