Dynamics and evolution of galactic nuclei [Book] /
David Merritt.
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.
- xi, 551 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Princeton series in astrophysics. .
- Princeton series in astrophysics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-534) and index.
Introduction and historical overview -- Observations of galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes -- Collisionless equilibria -- Motion near supermassive black holes -- Theory of gravitational encounters -- Loss-cone dynamics -- Collisional evollution of nuclei -- Binary and multiple supermassive black holes.
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Active galactic nuclei. Galactic nuclei--Evolution. Galaxies--Evolution. Black holes (Astronomy).