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ABSTRACT

1.MOTIVATION

2.THE SEARCH FOR SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES

3.THE Mbullet - MB,bulge AND Mbullet - sigmaE CORRELATIONS

4.WHICH GALAXIES CONTAIN BHS? WHICH DO NOT? Mbullet UPPER LIMITS

5.THE Mbullet - MB, TOTAL CORRELATION: BHs DO NOT KNOW ABOUT DISKS

6.THE Mbullet - MB,bulge CORRELATION. II. BULGES VERSUS PSEUDOBULGES

7.BLACK HOLES AND GALAXY FORMATION: CONCLUSION

8.THE FUTURE
8.1.Black Holes in Distant Galaxies
8.2.The Effects of Black Holes on Galaxy Structure

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