A photometric method to determine supermassive black hole masses
            
    We report the discovery of a strong correlation between the shape of a bulge's light-profile and the mass of its central supermassive black hole (Mbh). We find that log(Mbh/Msun) = 2.91(+/-0.38)log(n) + 6.37(+/-0.21), where n is the Sérsic r1/n shape index. This correlation is shown to be at least as strong as the relationship between the logarithm
            Graham, A. W. et al.
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                        2003