The origins of massive black holes

Marta Volonteri; Mélanie Habouzit; Monica Colpi

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The origins of massive black holes

Marta Volonteri

Mélanie Habouzit Monica Colpi

Nature Reviews Physics Vol. 3 No. 11 pp. 732-743 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Marta Volonteri, Mélanie Habouzit, Monica Colpi (2021). The origins of massive black holes. Nature Reviews Physics, 3(11), 732-743. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-021-00364-9

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