ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 01 09 32 5 v 1 1 9 Se p 20 01 Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxy Formation 1
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The formation of supermassive black holes (SMBH) is intimately related to galaxy formation, although precisely how remains a mystery. I speculate that formation of, and feedback from, SMBH may alleviate problems that have arisen in our understanding of the cores of dark halos of galaxies.
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