Massive black holes in galactic nuclei: theory and simulations
Massive black holes in galactic nuclei: theory and simulations
Massive black holes are fundamental constituents of our cosmos, from the Big Bang to today. Understanding their formation from cosmic dawn, their growth, and the emergence of the first, rare quasars in the early Universe remains one of our greatest theoretical and observational challenges. Hydrodynamic cosmological simulations self-consistently combine the processes of structure formation at cosmological scales with the physics of smaller, galaxy scales. They capture our most realistic understanding of massive black holes and their connection to galaxy formation and have become the primary avenue for theoretical research in this field. The space-based gravitational wave interferometer, LISA, will open up new investigations into the dynamical processes involving massive black holes. Multi-messenger astrophysics brings new exciting prospects for tracing the origin, growth and merger history of massive black holes across cosmic ages.
astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.CO, astro-ph.GA, none
Matteo, Tiziana Di
94a10625-329e-438d-bcf4-c3690e923873
Angles-Alcazar, Daniel
2a37efac-4fb1-4415-8425-4dd0b0e494c4
Shankar, Francesco
b10c91e4-85cd-4394-a18a-d4f049fd9cdb
Matteo, Tiziana Di
94a10625-329e-438d-bcf4-c3690e923873
Angles-Alcazar, Daniel
2a37efac-4fb1-4415-8425-4dd0b0e494c4
Shankar, Francesco
b10c91e4-85cd-4394-a18a-d4f049fd9cdb
[Unknown type: UNSPECIFIED]
Abstract
Massive black holes are fundamental constituents of our cosmos, from the Big Bang to today. Understanding their formation from cosmic dawn, their growth, and the emergence of the first, rare quasars in the early Universe remains one of our greatest theoretical and observational challenges. Hydrodynamic cosmological simulations self-consistently combine the processes of structure formation at cosmological scales with the physics of smaller, galaxy scales. They capture our most realistic understanding of massive black holes and their connection to galaxy formation and have become the primary avenue for theoretical research in this field. The space-based gravitational wave interferometer, LISA, will open up new investigations into the dynamical processes involving massive black holes. Multi-messenger astrophysics brings new exciting prospects for tracing the origin, growth and merger history of massive black holes across cosmic ages.
Text
2304.11541v1
- Author's Original
Available under License Other.
More information
Submitted date: 23 April 2023
Additional Information:
This chapter is the preprint of the version currently in production. Please cite this chapter as the following: T.DiMatteo, D. Angles-Alcazar, and F. Shankar. Massive black holes in galactic nuclei: Theory and simulations, in The Encyclopedia of Cosmology (Set 2): Black Holes, edited by Z. Haiman (World Scientific, New Jersey, 2023)
Keywords:
astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.CO, astro-ph.GA, none
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 478259
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/478259
PURE UUID: a2c28ea3-8e15-4349-afc8-706b09d8d57a
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 26 Jun 2023 17:11
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 02:17
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
Tiziana Di Matteo
Author:
Daniel Angles-Alcazar
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics