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Evidence for Black Holes

Mitchell C. Begelman ORCID
Science Vol. 300 No. 5627 pp. 1898-1903 · American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Abstract
Black holes are common objects in the universe. Each galaxy contains large numbers—perhaps millions—of stellar-mass black holes, each the remnant of a massive star. In addition, nearly every galaxy contains a supermassive black hole at its center, with a mass ranging from millions to billions of solar masses. This review discusses the demographics of black holes, the ways in which they interact with their environment, factors that may regulate their formation and growth, and progress toward determining whether these objects really warp spacetime as predicted by the general theory of relativity.
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Published
Jun 20, 2003
Vol/Issue
300(5627)
Pages
1898-1903
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Mitchell C. Begelman

JILA, University of Colorado, 440 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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Mitchell C. Begelman (2003). Evidence for Black Holes. Science, 300(5627), 1898-1903. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1085334
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