Massive Black Hole Seeds

The pathway(s) to seeding the massive black holes (MBHs) that exist at the heart of galaxies in the present and distant Universe remains an unsolved problem. Here we categorise, describe and quantitatively discuss the formation pathways of both _light_ and _heavy_ seeds. We emphasise that the most r...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Regan, Marta Volonteri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maynooth Academic Publishing 2024-09-01
Series:The Open Journal of Astrophysics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.123239