# Intermediate - mass black holes

@article{Miller2003IntermediateM,
title={Intermediate - mass black holes},
author={M. Coleman Miller and Edward James McBride Colbert},
journal={International Journal of Modern Physics D},
year={2003},
volume={13},
pages={1-64}
}
• Published 22 August 2003
• Physics
• International Journal of Modern Physics D
The mathematical simplicity of black holes, combined with their links to some of the most energetic events in the universe, means that black holes are key objects for fundamental physics and astrophysics. Until recently, it was generally believed that black holes in nature appear in two broad mass ranges: stellar-mass (M ∼ 3 − 20 M⊙), which are produced by the core collapse of massive stars, and supermassive (M ∼ 10 6 − 10 10 M⊙), which are found in the centers of galaxies and are produced by a…
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