Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-10-05
Astrophys.Space Sci. 269 (1999) 269-291
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Invited Review, to appear in Proceedings "Towards a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology" ed . D.L.Block,I.Puerari,A.Stockton &
Scientific paper
This review addresses one of the important topics of current astrophysical research, namely the role that supermassive black holes play in shaping the morphology of their host galaxies. There is increasing evidence for the presence of massive black holes at the centers of all galaxies and many efforts are directed at understanding the processes that lead to their formation, the duty cycle for the active phase and the question of the fueling mechanism. Related issues are the epoch of formation of the supermassive black holes, their time evolution and growth and the role they play in the early ionization of the Universe. Considerable observational and theoretical work has been carried out in this field over the last few years and I review some of the recent key areas of progress.
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