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Dwarf galaxies and the black hole scaling relations

Dwarf galaxies and the black hole scaling relations

The sample of dwarf galaxies with measured central black hole masses $M$ and velocity dispersions $\sigma$ has recently doubled, and gives a close fit to the extrapolation of the $M \propto \sigma$ relation for more massive galaxies. We argue that this is difficult to reconcile with suggestions that the scaling …