Front matter
3-17
From the Earliest Seeds to Today’s Supermassive Black Holes
P. Madau
18-29
The Environmental Impact of Supermassive Black Holes
A. Loeb
30-41
The Growth of the Earliest Supermassive Black Holes and Their Contribution to Reionization
Z. Haiman, M. Dijkstra and A. Mesinger
42-49
Formation of the First Supermassive Black Holes
V. Bromm
50-55
Black Hole Accretion and Starbursts Triggered by Interactions in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation
N. Menci, A. Cavaliere, E. Giallongo and A. Fontana
56-59
Calibrating the Galaxy Halo – Black Hole Relation Based on the Clustering of Quasars
S. Wyithe
60-65
From First Galaxies to QSOs –Feeding the Baby Monsters
L. Danese, F. Shankar, G.L. Granato, L. Silva and A. Bressan, et al.
66-67
Evolution of the ISM in Elliptical Galaxiesand Black Hole Growth
V. Gaibler, M. Camenzind and M. Krause
68-69
A Physically Motivated Toy Model for the BH-Spheroid Coevolution
L. Ciotti, J.P. Ostriker and S. Yu. Sazonov
75-89
Highest Redshift Quasars and the Early Growth of Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe
X. Fan
90-101
X-rays from the First Massive Black Holes
W.N. Brandt, C. Vignali, B.D. Lehmer, L.A. Lopez and D.P. Schneider, et al.
102-107
A Search for the First Massive Galaxy Clusters
C.J. Willott, D. Crampton, J.B. Hutchings, M. Sawicki and L. Simard, et al.
108-113
The Spatial Clustering of X-ray Selected AGN in the Chandra Msec Fields
R. Gilli
114-119
What Powers High-Redshift SCUBA Galaxies?
D.M. Alexander
120-125
Early Spitzer Detections of Extreme X-ray/Optical Sources (EXOs)
A.M. Koekemoer, D.M. Alexander, F.E. Bauer, J. Bergeron and W. N. Brandt, et al.
126-127
The Masses of X-ray Emitting EROs
M. Brusa, A. Comastri, E. Daddi, L. Pozzetti and G. Zamorani, et al.
128-129
Why Are Only High-Redshift Obscured AGN Bright Submillimeter Sources?
F.J. Carrera, M.J. Page, J.A. Stevens and J.P.D. Mittaz
130-131
VLT Adaptive Optics Imaging of QSO at z ~ 2.5
R. Falomo, J. Kotilainen, R. Scarpa and A. Treves
132-133
XMM-Newton Observations of Four High-z Quasars
E. Ferrero and W. Brinkmann
134-135
Black Hole Mases of the SDSS QSO Sample
E. Ovcharov, V. D. Ivanov and P. Nedialkov
136-137
Beyond the Spectroscopic Limit in the GOODS/CDFS Survey
V. Mainieri and the GOODS/CDFS team
138-139
AGN and Starbursts Already Massive at z > 3
B. Rocca-Volmerange and M. Remazeilles
140-141
VLT Optical Spectroscopy of BL Lac Objects
B. Sbarufatti, A. Treves, R. Falomo, J. Heidt and J. Kotilainen, et al.
142-143
Red Optical Quasars are X-ray Blue Quasars
T. Urrutia, M. Lacy, R. Becker and M. Gregg
147-153
Supermassive Black Holes in Nearby Galaxy Centers
R. Bender
154-158
Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei
A.J. Barth, J.E. Greene and L.C. Ho
159-163
Growing Black Holes: Observational Evidence for Stellar Tidal Disruption Events
S. Komossa
164-169
Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies and the “Anti-hierarchical” Black Hole Growth
S. Mathur and D. Grupe
170-174
Measuring the Masses and Accretion Rates in Rapidly Growing Young NLS1s
T. Boller
175-176
X-ray/UV Correlation in MCG–6-30-15
P. Arévalo, I. Papadakis, B. Kuhlbrodt and W. Brinkmann
177-178
Dynamical Models Linking BH Masses and DM Content
P. Buyle, H. Dejonghe and M. Baes
179-180
Super Massive Black Holes in Disk Galaxies: HST/STIS Observations for 3 new Objects
L. Coccato, M. Sarzi, E. Maria Corsini, A. Pizzella and F. Bertola
181-182
X-ray Variability of the Milky Way
H.-J. Grimm, M. Gilfanov and R. Sunyaev
183-184
Growing Black Holes in Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
D. Grupe and S. Mathur
185-188
SMBH Mass Derived from ReverberationMapping and Gravitational Redshift
W. Kollatschny
191-196
First Simultaneous NIR/X-ray Flare Detection from SgrA*
A. Eckart, F. K. Baganoff, M. Morris, M.W. Bautz and W.N. Brandt, et al.
197-202
Sgr A West: A Parsec Scale Reservoirfor Accretion onto Sgr A*?
T. Paumard, J.-P. Maillard and M. Morris
203-208
Star Formation in the Accretion Disk of Sgr A* a Million Years Ago
S. Nayakshin
209-210
Accretion in the Galactic Center: Via a Cool Disk?
B.F. Liu, F. Meyer and E. Meyer-Hofmeister
211-212
A Disk in the Galactic Center in the Past?
E. Meyer-Hofmeister, F. Meyer and B. Liu
213-214
Accretion onto a Dupermassive Black Hole in Sgr A*
M. Moscibrodzka, B. Czerny and V. Beskin
215-216
Non-Keplerian Potential at the Galactic Centre?
N. Mouawad, S. Pfalzner, R. Schödel, R. Spurzem and J. Moultaka, et al.
217-218
The Compact Stellar Cluster Around Sgr A* and the Nature of Sgr A*
R. Schödel, R. Genzel, A. Eckart and T. Ott
221-235
Interaction of Supermassive Black Holes with Their Stellar and Dark Matter Environments
D. Merritt
236-241
ISM Dynamics Around Black Holes in Nearby (Radio) Early-Type Galaxies with HST
G. Verdoes Kleijn, R. van der Marel and J. Noel-Storr
242-247
Torus Models for Obscuration in Type 2 AGN
T. Beckert, W.J. Duschl and B. Vollmer
248-249
Growing Stars in AGN Disks
J. Cuadra and S. Nayakshin
250-253
Modelling a Nuclear Star Cluster – Interaction with an Embedded Accretion Disc
L. Šubr and V. Karas
257-273
Super-Eddington Black Hole Accretion:
Polish Doughnuts and Slim Disks
M.A. Abramowicz
274-283
Black Hole Spin-Up in the Light of General Relativistic MHD Simulations
J.H. Krolik
284-289
Time Variability of Low Angular Momentum Flows Accreting onto Black Holes: A Natural Mechanism for Radiation Flaring
D. Proga
290-295
Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies: Growing Black Holes at Supercritical Accretion?
Y. Tanaka, T. Boller and L. Gallo
296-301
Probing the Magnetic Field at Sub-Parsec Radiiin the Accretion Disk of NGC 4258
M. Modjaz, J.M. Moran, L.J. Greenhill and P.T. Kondratko
302-303
Mass and Angular Momentum of Sgr A*
B. Aschenbach
304-305
What Triggers the Activity Cycle in Galactic Nuclei?
A. Janiuk, B. Czerny and A. Siemiginowska
306
A Simple Test for two Accretion Modes in AGN
S. Jester
307-308
Super-Eddington Active Galctic Nuclei:Spectral Modeling and Black Hole Growth
T. Kawaguchi
309-310
Global Three-Dimensional MHD Simulations of Co-existence of Hard State and Soft State Disks in Black Hole Accretion Flows
M. Machida, K. Nakamura, K. Ohsuga and R. Matsumoto
311-312
Super-Eddington Luminosity from Fragmented Accretion Disks
F. Meyer
313-314
Oscillations of Thick Accretion Disks Around Black Holes
E. Rubio-Herrera and William H. Lee
315-316
AGN Outbursts and Accretion Disks
A. Siemiginowska, A. Janiuk and B. Czerny
317-318
Shocks Near a Black Hole of an Accretion-Powered AGN
S. Tsuruta and K. Fukumura
321-332
The Art and Science of Black Hole Mergers
B.F. Schutz
333-339
How Black Holes Get Their Kicks:Radiation Recoil in Binary Black Hole Mergers
S.A. Hughes, M. Favata and D.E. Holz
340-345
Black Holes in Galaxy Mergers
T. Di Matteo, V. Springel and L. Hernquist
346-351
The Effect of Gaseous Dissipation on the Fate of Supermassive Black Holes in Merging Galaxies
S. Kazantzidis, L. Mayer, M. Colpi, P. Madau and V.P. Debattista, et al.
352-353
The Role of Gas in the Merging of Massive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei
A. Escala, P.S. Coppi, R.B. Larson and D. Mardones
354-355
Mergers and Binary Systems of SMBH in the Contexts of Nuclear Activity and Galaxy Evolution
A. Lobanov
356-359
Gravitational Waves from Massive Black Holes Binaries
A. Sesana, F. Haardt, P. Madau and M. Volonteri
363-370
Outbursts from Supermassive Black Holes and Their Impacts on the Hot Gas in Elliptical Galaxies
W. Forman, C. Jones, E. Churazov, S. Heinz and R. Kraft, et al.
371-376
The Importance of Jets for Black Hole Growth
S. Heinz, R. Sunyaev, A. Merloni and T. Di Matteo
377-385
Properties of Jets at Different Scales and the Connection with Accretion
L. Maraschi and F. Tavecchio
386-392
Radiative Feedback from Quasars and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes
S.Yu. Sazonov, J. P. Ostriker, L. Ciotti and R. A. Sunyaev
393-398
Feedback from Quasars in Galaxy Formation
P. Monaco
399-400
A Possible Feature of the Thermal Matter in Relativistic Jets in Radio-Loud Quasars
J.-M. Wang, R. Staubert and T.J.-L. Courvoisier
401-404
The Influence of Black Hole Mass and Accretion Rate on the FRI/FRII Radio Galaxy Dichotomy
M. Wold, M. Lacy and L. Armus
407-417
The Obscured X-ray Background and Evolution of AGN
A.C. Fabian and M.A. Worsley
418-431
When Supermassive Black Holes Were Growing: Clues from Deep X–ray Surveys
G. Hasinger
432-440
GOODS Discovery of a Significant Population of Obscured AGN
C. M. Urry and E. Treister
441-446
Obscured Accreting Black Holes at High Redshift
A. Comastri, F. Fiore, C. Vignali, M. Brusa and F. Civano
447-452
Local Supermassive Black Holes, Relics of Active Galactic Nuclei and the X-ray background
A. Marconi, G. Risaliti, R. Gilli, L.K. Hunt and R. Maiolino, et al.
453-458
Anti-hierarchical Growth of Supermassive Black Holes and QSO Lifetimes
A. Merloni
459-462
Growing Black Holes and Metal Enrichment in High Redshift Luminous Quasars
H. Netzer
463-465
A New Approach to Characterizing the SEDs of AGN from Deep Multi-wavelength Observations
S. Frank and P. Osmer
466-467
The Growth of SMBHs in Optically-Thick Starburst Galaxies
N. Kawakatu, M. Umemura and M. Mori
468-469
Statistical Properties of Local AGNs Inferred from the RXTE 3-20 keV All-Sky Survey
M. Revnivtsev and S.Yu. Sazonov
470-471
The Match Between Accreted and Local Mass Functions of Super-massive Black Holes
F. Shankar, P. Salucci, G.L. Granato, G. De Zotti and L. Danese
472-476
Black Hole Growth in a Cosmological Context and the Associated Cosmic Star Formation History
Y. P. Wang, T. Yamada and Y. Taniguchi
477-490
A Black Hole Manifesto
R. Blandford
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