1999/12/16 by M. J. Rees, Martin J. Rees, Rees, Martin J.
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9912346
For proceedings of ESO conference in honour of R. Giacconi on Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei, ed L Kaper et al
arxiv created 1999/12/16 · openalex publication_date 1999/12/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The existence of supermassive collapsed objects in the cores of most galaxies\nposes still-unanswered questions. First, how did they form, and how does their\nmass depend on the properties of the host galaxy? Second, can observations\nprobe the metric in the strong-field domain, testing whether it indeed agrees\nwith the Kerr geometry predicted by general relativity (and, if so, what the\nspin is)?\n