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SUMMARY:Massive Black Holes and Galaxies - Reinhard Genzel (Max Planck Ins
 titute for Extraterrestrial Physics\, Garching &amp\; Department of Physic
 s\, University of California\, Berkeley)
DTSTART:20081113T163000Z
DTEND:20081113T173000Z
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CONTACT:Richard McMahon
DESCRIPTION:Evidence has been accumulating for several decades that many g
 alaxies harbor central mass concentrations that may be in the form of blac
 k holes with masses between a few million to a few billion time the mass o
 f the Sun. I will discuss measurements over the last decade\, employing ad
 aptive optics imaging and spectroscopy on large ground-based telescopes th
 at prove the existence of such a massive black hole in the Center of our M
 ilky Way\, beyond any reasonable doubt. These data also provide key insigh
 ts into its properties and environment. Future interferometric studies of 
 the Galactic Center black hole promise to be able to test gravity in its s
 trong field limit. I will also briefly\ndiscuss the cosmological evolution
  of massive black holes.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm)
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