Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics
There is a lot of current astrophysical evidence and interest in intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), ranging from a few hundred to several thousand solar masses. The active galaxy M82 and the globular cluster G1 in M31, for example, are known to host such objects. Here, we discuss several aspects...
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| description | There is a lot of current astrophysical evidence and interest in intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), ranging from a few hundred to several thousand solar masses. The active galaxy M82 and the globular cluster G1 in M31, for example, are known to host such objects. Here, we discuss several aspects of IMBH such as their expected luminosity, spectral nature of radiation, and associated jets. We also discuss possible scenarios for their formation including the effects of dynamical friction, and gravitational radiation. We also consider their formation in the early universe and also discuss the possibility of supermassive black holes forming from mergers of several IMBH and compare the relevant time scales involved with other scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e14d3ea0760e4711a4ee990b9e206d942025-02-03T01:24:55ZengWileyAdvances in High Energy Physics1687-73571687-73652014-01-01201410.1155/2014/924848924848Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated EnergeticsC. Sivaram0Kenath Arun1Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore 560 034, IndiaChrist Junior College, Bangalore 560 029, IndiaThere is a lot of current astrophysical evidence and interest in intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), ranging from a few hundred to several thousand solar masses. The active galaxy M82 and the globular cluster G1 in M31, for example, are known to host such objects. Here, we discuss several aspects of IMBH such as their expected luminosity, spectral nature of radiation, and associated jets. We also discuss possible scenarios for their formation including the effects of dynamical friction, and gravitational radiation. We also consider their formation in the early universe and also discuss the possibility of supermassive black holes forming from mergers of several IMBH and compare the relevant time scales involved with other scenarios.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/924848 |
| spellingShingle | C. Sivaram Kenath Arun Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics Advances in High Energy Physics |
| title | Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics |
| title_full | Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics |
| title_fullStr | Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics |
| title_short | Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Their Motion and Associated Energetics |
| title_sort | intermediate mass black holes their motion and associated energetics |
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