Astrophysics with the laser interferometer space antenna
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …
The origins of massive black holes
M Volonteri, M Habouzit, M Colpi - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Massive black holes (MBHs) inhabit galactic centres, and power luminous quasars and
active galactic nuclei, sha** their cosmic environment with the energy they produce. The …
active galactic nuclei, sha** their cosmic environment with the energy they produce. The …
simba: Cosmological simulations with black hole growth and feedback
We introduce the simba simulations, the next generation of the mufasa cosmological galaxy
formation simulations run with gizmo's meshless finite mass hydrodynamics. simba includes …
formation simulations run with gizmo's meshless finite mass hydrodynamics. simba includes …
Relativistic jets from active galactic nuclei
R Blandford, D Meier… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The nuclei of most normal galaxies contain supermassive black holes, which can accrete
gas through a disk and become active. These active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can form jets that …
gas through a disk and become active. These active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can form jets that …
Coevolution (or not) of supermassive black holes and host galaxies
Supermassive black holes (BHs) have been found in 85 galaxies by dynamical modeling of
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …
The assembly of the first massive black holes
The existence of∼ 109M⊙ supermassive black holes (SMBHs) within the first billion years
of the Universe has stimulated numerous ideas for the prompt formation and rapid growth of …
of the Universe has stimulated numerous ideas for the prompt formation and rapid growth of …
The many lives of active galactic nuclei: cooling flows, black holes and the luminosities and colours of galaxies
We simulate the growth of galaxies and their central supermassive black holes by
implementing a suite of semi-analytic models on the output of the Millennium Run, a very …
implementing a suite of semi-analytic models on the output of the Millennium Run, a very …
Energy input from quasars regulates the growth and activity of black holes and their host galaxies
In the early Universe, while galaxies were still forming, black holes as massive as a billion
solar masses powered quasars. Supermassive black holes are found at the centres of most …
solar masses powered quasars. Supermassive black holes are found at the centres of most …
The coevolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes: insights from surveys of the contemporary universe
TM Heckman, PN Best - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
We summarize what large surveys of the contemporary Universe have taught us about the
physics and phenomenology of the processes that link the formation and evolution of …
physics and phenomenology of the processes that link the formation and evolution of …
Circumbinary accretion: From binary stars to massive binary black holes
We review recent works on the dynamics of circumbinary accretion, including time variability,
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …