TL;DR
This paper reviews recent theoretical advances on how the first massive black holes formed, their potential growth into current quasars, and discusses observational tests to understand their initial properties.
Contribution
It provides a concise overview of recent theories on the formation of the first massive black holes and suggests observational strategies to study their origins.
Findings
Recent theories outline pathways for first MBH formation
Potential observational tests to probe early MBHs
Insights into MBH growth into quasars and galactic centers
Abstract
I briefly outline recent theoretical developments on the formation of the first massive black holes (MBHs) that may grow into the population of MBHs powering quasars and inhabiting galactic centers today. I also touch upon possible observational tests that may give insights on what the properties of the first MBHs were.
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