Mass Functions of Supermassive Black Holes Across Cosmic Time

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2011-12-06

arxiv.org/abs/1112.1430v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

40 pages, 7 figures, review paper accepted for the Advances in Astronomy Special Issue "Seeking for the Leading Actor on the C

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The black hole mass function of supermassive black holes describes the evolution of the distribution of black hole mass. It is one of the primary empirical tools available for mapping the growth of supermassive black holes and for constraining theoretical models of their evolution. In this review we discuss methods for estimating the black hole mass function, including their advantages and disadvantages. We also review the results of using these methods for estimating the mass function of both active and inactive black holes. In addition, we review current theoretical models for the growth of supermassive black holes that predict the black hole mass function. We conclude with a discussion of directions for future research which will lead to improvement in both empirical and theoretical determinations of the mass function of supermassive black holes.

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