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We consider black hole - galaxy coevolution using simple analytic arguments. We focus on the fact that several supermassive black holes are known with masses significantly larger than suggested by the $M - {\sigma}$ relation, sometimes also…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-19 Andrew King , Rebecca Nealon

We study the effect of a massive central singularity on the structure of a triaxial galaxy using N-body simulations. Starting from a single initial model, we grow black holes with various final masses Mh and at various rates, ranging from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 David Merritt , Gerald Quinlan

We introduce a toy model that describes (in a single equation) the mass in stars as a function of halo mass and redshift. Our model includes the suppression of gas accretion from gravitational shock heating and AGN jets mainly for M_halo >…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-21 A. Cattaneo , G. A. Mamon , K. Warnick , A. Knebe

It is shown that, if gas accretion via a disk onto the central supermassive black hole is efficient only for surface density Sigma >= 10 g/cm^2, the black hole mass - galactic bulge velocity dispersion relation (Tremaine et al 2002) is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Renyue Cen

Tracking the evolution of high redshift seed black hole masses to late times, we examine the observable signatures today. These massive initial black hole seeds form at extremely high redshifts from the direct collapse of pre-galactic gas…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-04-27 Priyamvada Natarajan

Massive black holes (MBHs) in contrast to stellar mass black holes are expected to substantially change their properties over their lifetime. MBH masses increase by several order of magnitude over the Hubble time, as illustrated by Soltan's…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Marta Volonteri , Marek Sikora , Jean-Pierre Lasota , Andrea Merloni

The sample of dwarf galaxies with measured central black hole masses $M$ and velocity dispersions $\sigma$ has recently doubled, and gives a close fit to the extrapolation of the $M \propto \sigma$ relation for more massive galaxies. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-12-23 Andrew King , Rebecca Nealon

Most elliptical galaxies contain central black holes, whose masses scale proportionally to the observed central velocity dispersions of the host galaxies according to the so-called Mbh-sigma relation. Here we discuss some consequences that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 L. Ciotti , T. S. van Albada

One of the key open questions in cosmology today pertains to understanding when, where and how super massive black holes form, while it is clear that mergers likely play a significant role in the growth cycles of black holes, how…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Kevin Schawinski , Meg Urry , Ezequiel Treister , Brooke Simmons , Priyamvada Natarajan , Eilat Glikman

There is overwhelming evidence for the presence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the centers of most nearby galaxies. The mass estimates for these remnant black holes from the stellar kinematics of local galaxies and the quasar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Priyamvada Natarajan

We consider the problem of growing the largest supermassive black holes from stellar--mass seeds at high redshift. Rapid growth without violating the Eddington limit requires that most mass is gained while the hole has a low spin and thus a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 A R King , J E Pringle

Previous studies of fueling black holes (BHs) in galactic nuclei have argued (on scales ~0.01-1000pc) accretion is dynamical with inflow rates $\dot{M}\sim\eta\,M_{\rm gas}/t_{\rm dyn}$ in terms of gas mass $M_{\rm gas}$, dynamical time…

We study the observational constraints on the cosmic evolution of the relationships between the massive black hole (MBH) mass (M_bh) and the stellar mass (M^*_sph; or velocity dispersion \sigma) of the host galaxy/spheroid. Assuming that…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Xiaoxia Zhang , Youjun Lu , Qingjuan Yu

Supermassive black holes in galaxy centres can grow by the accretion of gas, liberating energy that might regulate star formation on galaxy-wide scales. The nature of the gaseous fuel reservoirs that power black hole growth is nevertheless…

Based on a high resolution cosmological n-body simulation, we track the hierarchical growth of black holes in galaxy clusters from z=20 to z=0. We present a census of black holes as function of redshift and will determine their mass…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Miroslav Micic , Kelly Holley-Bockelmann , Steinn Sigurdsson

The dynamical evolution of super star clusters (SSCs) moving in the background of dark matter halo has been investigated as a possible event causing the observed correlation between the mass of galactic bulge, $M_{bulge}$, and the mass of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Y. N. Fu , J. H. Huang , Z. G. Deng

Recent observations indicate that the mass of Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) correlate differently with different galaxy stellar components. Comparing such observations with the results of "ab initio" galaxy formation models can provide…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-26 Nicola Menci , Fabrizio Fiore , Angela Bongiorno , Alessandra Lamastra

We propose that the growth of supermassive black holes is associated mainly with brief episodes of highly super-Eddington infall of gas ("hyperaccretion"). This gas is not swallowed in real time, but forms an envelope of matter around the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Mitchell C. Begelman

The observed Tully-Fisher and Faber-Jackson laws between the baryonic mass of galaxies and the velocity of motion of stars at the edge of galaxies are explained within the framework of the model of accretion of galaxies around supermassive…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-02 Nick Gorkavyi

The calculation results of the evolution of the cluster of primordial black holes based on the Fokker-Planck equation with neglecting of the gas accretion onto black holes are presented. In addition, we consider how a massive black hole…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-22 V. D. Stasenko , A. A. Kirillov
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