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Star Formation Near Supermassive Black Holes

Jonathan C. Tan

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0610866

Abstract

Supermassive black hole accretion and star formation appear intimately connected. I review the observational and theoretical evidence for this statement. I then discuss how focussed studies of two systems, our Galactic Center and the nucleus of M87, can help to improve our understanding of these processes.

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