Colpi / Gorini / Haardt Joint Evolution of Black Holes and Galaxies

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-1209-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten

Reihe: Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation

Black holes are among the most mysterious objects that the human mind has been capable of imagining. As pure mathematical constructions, they are tools for exploiting the fundamental laws of physics. As astronomical sources, they are part of our cosmic landscape, warping space-time, coupled to the large-scale properties and life cycle of their host galaxy, and perhaps even linked to galaxy formation.

This volume, which grew from a recent doctoral school sponsored by the Italian Society of Relativity and Gravitation, brings together contributions from leading authorities to provide a review of recent developments in the study of the astrophysical black holes that inhabit nearby galaxies and distant quasars. These lectures reveal the deep symbiotic relationship between black holes and their cosmic environment and show that black holes are key sources for exploring not only our local universe, but also our cosmic dawn. Topics range from the observational evidence for supermassive black holes and the joint evolution of black holes and galaxies to the cold dark matter paradigm of hierarchical galaxy formation and from the cosmic history of the diffuse intergalactic medium to the ecology of black holes in star clusters.

Zielgruppe

Astronomers, astrophysicists, cosmologists, and graduate students in these disciplines

Autoren/Hrsg.

Colpi, M.

Gorini, V.

Haardt, F.

Moschella, U.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE FOR SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES
Introduction
Some Useful Formalism
General Considerations
Resolved Stellar Dynamics
Gas as a Tracer of the Gravitational Potential
Tackling the Unresolvable: Reverberation Mapping
Scaling Relations for SMBHs
Black Hole Demographics
The Future

JOINT EVOLUTION OF BLACK HOLES AND GALAXIES: OBSERVATIONAL ISSUES
Galaxy Activity: Generalities
Local Evidence on the Interplay Between the Stellar and Gravitational Origin of AGN Activity
The Cosmic History of Galaxy Activity
Constraints on the Cosmic Energy Budget
Current Observational Programs and Future Perspectives
Current Issues on Local Active Galaxies
Faint Active Galaxies at High Redshifts: Overview
Radiative and Baryonic Remnants of Past Activity

GALAXY FORMATION IN THE HIERARCHICAL UNIVERSE
Formation and Evolution of Structure
The Formation of Dark Matter Halos
Spatial Clustering and Bias
Dark Matter Halos: Internal Properties and Correlations
Galaxy Formation Within the CDM Paradigm
Concluding Thoughts

FEEDBACK IN COSMIC STRUCTURES
Introduction
Basics
Issues Arising
Preheating by SNe
Feedback from AGNs
Enhanced Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effects
Discussion and Conclusions

THE FORMATION OF PRIMORDIAL LUMINOUS OBJECTS
Introduction
Physical Cosmology
Primordial Gas Properties
Numerical Cosmological Hydrodynamics
Protostar Formation and Accretion
Discussion

THE EVOLUTION OF BARYONS ALONG COSMIC HISTORY
Cosmogonic Preliminaries
The Dark Ages of the Universe
The Emergence of Cosmic Structures
The Epoch of Reionization
Preheating and Galaxy Formation
The Intergalactic Medium After Reionization
Conclusions

FEEDBACK PROCESSES AT COSMIC DAWN
Shock Waves
Photoionization
Thermal Instability
The Need for Feedback in Cosmology
The Gentle Feedback
Feedback in the Early Universe

THE ECOLOGY OF BLACK HOLES IN STAR CLUSTERS
Introduction
Theory of Star Cluster Evolution
Black Holes in Star Clusters
Discussion and Further Speculations
Concluding Remarks

Index