Advances in Supermassive Black Holes
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 511
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cosmology; early universe; non-equilibrium quantum field theory; fundamentals of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics; galaxies and black holes; planet formation theory; long-time behavior of variables and sun; earthquakes and solar flares; self-gravitating systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Supermassive black holes are key elements in resolving the structure formation and evolution of the Universe. They are ubiquitous from the early Universe, actively forming relativistic jets and deeply related surroundings. There are many unsolved problems for supermassive black holes, such as their extremely early formation, accretion, coevolution, relation to dark matter and cold flows, relation to the first stars, etc.
Despite 50 years of research on supermassive black holes, we still do not have a clear answer. There may be important factors that are not yet recognized among researchers. A variety of research from many aspects may bring us a hint for a new direction. This Special Issue is the place to collect such diversified research from observation and theories.
The problem may be solved by the synthesis of a variety of research: a bold hypothesis and solid deduction, precise observations and novel interpretation, any critical review, analysis from unusual perspectives, the hierarchy of black holes from stellar size to bigger, a mathematical approach, possible quantum aspect, BEC and SSB, symmetry aspects, etc.
Readers of this Special Issue may be the first to find a big solution.
Prof. Dr. Masahiro Morikawa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- black holes
- supermassive black holes
- formation and evolution of BH
- BH observations
- coevolution and correlations
- singularity of spacetime
- BH-like objects
- collapse and accretion
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