Center for Astrophysics Research and Technologies Seminar Series
Rise of the titans, the biggest black holes in the Universe
Presented by Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo (Stanford)
One of the most fascinating discoveries in modern astrophysics has been the realization that massive black holes can have a profound impact on their host galaxies. This impact appears mostly in the form of AGN feedback and during this talk, I will review the current status of this field while focusing on the most massive black holes in the Universe, those that lie at the centres of clusters of galaxies. I will address how AGN feedback evolves in such systems over the last 8 Gyrs, and discuss the implications of these results in terms of our understanding of black hole physics.
2:00 pm, Thursday, May 8, 2014
PAIS-2540, PAIS
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