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Cambridge University Press (CUP), Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, S245(3), p. 219-222, 2007

DOI: 10.1017/s1743921308017699

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A black hole fundamental plane

Journal article published in 2007 by Philip F. Hopkins ORCID
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Abstract

AbstractWe study observed correlations between supermassive black hole (BHs) and the properties of their host galaxies, and show that the observations define a BH “fundamental plane” (BHFP), of the form $\mbh∝σ^{3.0±0.3}\,\re^{0.43±0.19}$ or $\mbh∝\mstar^{0.54±0.17}\,σ^{2.2±0.5}$, analogous to the FP of elliptical galaxies. The BHFP is preferred over a simple relation between MBH and any of σ, M*, Mdyn, or Re alone at > 3 σ (99.9%) significance. The existence of this BHFP has important implications for the formation of supermassive BHs and the masses of the very largest black holes, and immediately resolves several apparent conflicts between the BH masses expected and measured for outliers in both the MBH − σ and MBH − M* relations.

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