Abstract:The well-established relation between the central supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and the bulge properties of their host galaxies implies that galaxy and SMBH might follow a similar cosmic evolutionary path despite their vast difference in physical sizes. However, direct evidence for this evolutionary connection remains elusive due to many observational challenges. I will discuss results of recent observational studies of several aspects of the SMBH-galaxy coevolution paradigm, including the connection between SMBH and different host galaxy properties, and how we can use extragalactic surveys to constrain the primordial SMBH seeding models.
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