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Redshift evolution of Black Hole Mass function: a new approach
Simultaneous Radio and X-ray observations of active BH cores can be used to estimate both black hole mass and accretion rate through the so-called fundamental plane of active black holes (Merloni, Heinz and Di Matteo, 2003)
Such a relation provides useful insight on the link between accretion luminosity and accretion mode
The local black hole mass function can be used as a secure boundary condition for a backwards integration of the BHMF continuity equation