Formation of supermassive black holes by direct collapse in pre-galactic haloes
@article{Begelman2006FormationOS, title={Formation of supermassive black holes by direct collapse in pre-galactic haloes}, author={Mitchell C. Begelman and Marta Volonteri and Martin J. Rees}, journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society}, year={2006}, volume={370}, pages={289-298} }
We describe a mechanism by which supermassive black holes (SMBHs) can form directly in the nuclei of protogalaxies, without the need for 'seed' black holes left over from early star formation. Self-gravitating gas in dark matter haloes can lose angular momentum rapidly via runaway, global dynamical instabilities, the so-called 'bars within bars' mechanism. This leads to the rapid build-up of a dense, self-gravitating core supported by gas pressure - surrounded by a radiation pressure-dominated…
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