02492nam 2200493Ia 450 991043797940332120200520144314.01-4614-7771-910.1007/978-1-4614-7771-6(OCoLC)852402017(MiFhGG)GVRL6WEV(CKB)2670000000388204(MiAaPQ)EBC1317645(EXLCZ)99267000000038820420111102d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrMeasuring the angular momentum of supermassive black holes /Laura Brenneman1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (v, 54 pages) illustrations (chiefly color)SpringerBriefs in astronomyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4614-7770-0 Includes bibliographical references.I. Introduction on importance of black hole spin -- II. Description of spectroscopic techniques used to measure spin in AGN -- III. Review of current spin measurements -- IV. Implications for the growth of black holes and their host galaxies -- V. Future Directions.Measuring the spin distribution of supermassive black holes is of critical importance for understanding how these black holes and their host galaxies form and evolve over time, yet this type of study is only in its infancy.  This brief describes how astronomers measure spin in supermassive black holes using X-ray spectroscopy.   It also reviews the constraints that have been placed on the spin distribution in local, bright active galaxies over the past six years, and the cosmological implications of these constraints.  Finally, it summarizes the open questions that remain in this exciting new field of research and points toward future discoveries soon to be made by the next generation of space-based observatories.SpringerBriefs in astronomy.2191-9100.Angular momentum (Nuclear physics)Black holes (Astronomy)Angular momentum (Nuclear physics)Black holes (Astronomy)523.8875Brenneman Laura926592MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910437979403321Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes2080734UNINA