Massive Black Holes Across Cosmic Time
P. Madau (UCSC), T. Abel (Stanford), P. Bender (U of Colorado), T. Di, Matteo (CMU), Z. Haiman (Columbia), S. Hughes (MIT), A. Loeb (Harvard), E., Phinney (Caltech), J. Primack (UCSC), T. Prince (Caltech), M. Rees (IoA,, Cambridge), D. Richstone (U of Michigan), B. Schutz (AEI
TL;DR
This paper discusses the key questions about how massive black holes form and evolve over cosmic time, emphasizing the potential breakthroughs from low-frequency gravitational wave observations.
Contribution
It highlights the importance of gravitational wave astronomy in advancing understanding of massive black hole assembly history.
Findings
Gravitational waves will provide new insights into black hole formation.
Understanding black hole growth is crucial for galaxy evolution.
Future observations will address fundamental questions in astrophysics.
Abstract
This White Paper to the National Academy of Sciences Astro2010 Decadal Review Committee outlines some of the outstanding questions regarding the assembly history of Massive Black Holes in the nuclei of galaxies and the revolutionary contributions anticipated in this field from low-frequency gravitational wave astronomy.
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Taxonomy
TopicsRelativity and Gravitational Theory · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics