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Comments on Kormendy, Bender & Cornell (2011, Nature, 469, 374)

@article{Graham2011CommentsOK,
  title={Comments on Kormendy, Bender \& Cornell (2011, Nature, 469, 374)},
  author={Alister W. Graham},
  journal={arXiv: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics},
  year={2011}
}
  • A. Graham
  • Published 1 March 2011
  • Physics
  • arXiv: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Comments on Kormendy, Bender & Cornell's (2011, Nature, 469, 374) article "Supermassive black holes do not correlate with galaxy disks or pseudobulges" are provided. A number of scientific concerns regarding the data analysis and conclusions are discussed. A broader historical perspective - difficult for authors to supply within the confines of a Nature article - is also provided. 
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