Coevolution of Black Holes and Galaxies: Volume 1, Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series

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Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Weighing up to several billion Suns, massive black holes have long been suspected to be the central powerhouses of energetic phenomena such as quasars. This book contains papers by some of the most influential astrophysicists working in this exciting field. They not only provide spectacular proof of the long-standing paradigm, but unexpectedly reveal that these objects, far from being rare, inhabit the center of virtually every large galaxy.

Luis Ho received his undergraduate education at Harvard University and his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently a Staff Astronomer at the Carnegie Observatories, where he conducts research on black holes, accretion physics in galactic nuclei, and star formation processes.

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