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Modeling the spectral energy distribution (SED) of active galactic nuclei (AGN) plays a very important role in constraining modern cosmological simulations of galaxy formation. Here, we utilize an advanced supermassive black hole (SMBH)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-23 Tong Su , Qi Guo , Erlin Qiao , Wenxiang Pei , Luis C. Ho , Cedric G. Lacey

We simulate shells created by supernovae expanding into the interstellar medium (ISM) of the nuclear region of a galaxy, and analyze how the shell evolution is influenced by the supernova (SN) position relative to the galactic center, by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-04 Jan Palous , Sona Ehlerova , Richrd Wunsch , Mark R. Morris

We present three-dimensional (3-D) hydrodynamical simulations of gas flows in the vicinity of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) powered by a precessing accretion disk. We consider the effects of the radiation force from such a disk on its…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ryuichi Kurosawa , Daniel Proga

We argue that supermassive black hole growth in AGN occurs via sequences of randomly--oriented accretion discs with angular momentum limited by self--gravity. These stably co-- or counter--align with the black hole spin with almost equal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. R. King , J. E. Pringle , J. A. Hofmann

We perform 3D radiation hydrodynamic local shearing box simulations to study the outcome of gravitational instability (GI) in optically thick Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) accretion disks. GI develops when the Toomre parameter QT \leq 1, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-24 Yi-Xian Chen , Yan-Fei Jiang , Jeremy Goodman , Eve C. Ostriker

We investigate how explosions of aspherical supernovae (A-SNe) can influence star formation histories and chemical evolution of dwarf galaxies by using a new chemodynamical model. We mainly present the numerical results of two comparative…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Kenji Bekki , Toshikazu Shigeyama , Takuji Tsujimoto

Massive stars can form within or be captured by AGN disks, influencing both the thermal structure and metallicity of the disk environment. In a previous work, we investigated isotropic accretion onto massive stars from a gas-rich,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-21 Yi-Xian Chen , Yan-Fei Jiang , Jeremy Goodman

Stellar black holes (sBHs) are widely believed to exist in the accretion disks of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Previous studies often focus on the transient emission produced by embedded sBHs. Here, we explore the possible observational…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-12 Shuying Zhou , Mouyuan Sun , Tong Liu , Jian-Min Wang , Jun-Xian Wang , Yongquan Xue

Stars can either be formed in or captured by the accretion disks in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). These AGN stars are irradiated and subject to extreme levels of accretion, which can turn even low-mass stars into very massive ones ($M > 100…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-30 Adam S. Jermyn , Alexander J. Dittmann , Matteo Cantiello , Rosalba Perna

In this paper, we present a new implementation of feedback due to active galactic nuclei (AGN) in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation. We assume that a fraction of jet energy, which is generated by an AGN, is transferred to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-02 Takashi Okamoto , Rodrigo S. Nemmen , Richard G. Bower

Galactic outflows, driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN), play a crucial role in galaxy formation and in the self-regulated growth of supermassive black holes (BHs). AGN feedback couples to and affects gas, rather than stars, and in many,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-04-10 Tilman Hartwig , Marta Volonteri , Gohar Dashyan

Accretion discs around black holes power some of the most luminous objects in the Universe. Discs that are misaligned to the black hole spin can become warped over time by Lense-Thirring precession. Recent work has shown that strongly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-17 Anagha Raj , Chris Nixon

It is well known that gas in galaxy discs is highly turbulent, but there is much debate on which mechanism can energetically maintain this turbulence. Among the possible candidates, supernova (SN) explosions are likely the primary drivers…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-16 Cecilia Bacchini , Filippo Fraternali , Giuliano Iorio , Gabriele Pezzulli , Antonino Marasco , Carlo Nipoti

Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes, powering active galactic nuclei (AGN), can capture stars from nuclear star clusters or form stars in situ via gravitational instability. The density and thermal conditions of these disks…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-04-26 Alexander J. Dittmann , Adam S. Jermyn , Matteo Cantiello

We present three-dimensional simulations of a protoplanetary disk subject to the effect of a nearby (0.3pc distant) supernova, using a time-dependent flow from a one dimensional numerical model of the supernova remnant (SNR), in addition to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-24 J. L. Close , J. M. Pittard

A supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the core of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) provides room for the elusive ultra-light scalar particles (ULSP) to be produced through a phenomenon called \textit{superradiance}. This phenomenon produces a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-26 Priyanka Sarmah , Himanshu Verma , Kingman Cheung , Joseph Silk

Context. The circumnuclear disk (CND) is presently the main supply of mass for the accretion onto the supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the Galactic Center (GC). While the accretion is relatively slow, it has been suspected that local…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-12 Barnabas Barna , Richard Wünsch , Jan Palous , Mark R. Morris , Sona Ehlerová , Pierre Vermot

Accretion in the nuclei of active galaxies may occur chaotically. This can produce accretion discs which are counter-rotating or strongly misaligned with respect to the spin of the central supermassive black hole (SMBH), or the axis of a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Chris Nixon , Andrew King , Daniel Price

The accretion disks that fuel active galactic nuclei (AGN) may house numerous stars and compact objects, formed in situ or captured from nearby star clusters. Embedded neutron stars and black holes may form binaries and eventually merge,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-31 Alexander J. Dittmann , Adam M. Dempsey , Hui Li

There is growing observational evidence for dwarf galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN), including hints of AGN-driven outflows in dwarfs. However, in the common theoretical model of galaxy formation, efficient supernova (SN)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-02 Sophie Koudmani , Debora Sijacki , Matthew C. Smith