Abstract
I describe ways in which state-of-the-art cosmological simulations are modeling the growth and evolution of supermassive black holes (feeding), and the impact of the energy that they release on galaxies and their surroundings (feedback). I then discuss how this new picture of interconnected co-evolution of galaxies and black holes provides plausible explanations for several of the mysteries that have long vexed theorists studying galaxy formation within the hierarchical cold dark matter paradigm.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 411-420 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | S267 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Space and Planetary Science
Keywords
- Black hole physics
- Cosmology: theory
- Galaxies: evolution
- Galaxies: formation