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Abstract

The formation of supermassive black holes (SMBH) is intimately related to galaxy formation, although precisely how remains a mystery. I speculate that formation of, and feedback from, SMBH may alleviate problems that have arisen in our understanding of the cores of dark halos of galaxies.

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  1. Department of Physics, Nuclear and Astrophysics Laboratory, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, U.K

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Silk, J. Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxy Formation. Space Science Reviews 100, 41–47 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015853724837

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